In August 2021, the IPCC published the first part of the sixth assessment report, which explained the reasons behind climate change and called for immediate and large-scale action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avoid exceeding the threshold of 1 .5 degrees centigrade.
This year’s report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, argues that while adaptation efforts are being seen across sectors, the progress made so far is not enough.
To avoid exceeding the threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius, we must reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030 and be carbon neutral by 2050. Unfortunately, the global trend continues to increase and, if we continue like this, By 2030, far from reducing emissions, we will have increased them by 14%.
It is necessary that this trend be modified, in order to minimize the expected impacts. Currently, between 3.3 and 3.6 billion people live in contexts that are highly vulnerable to climate change, with cities with informal settlements in low- and middle-income countries being the most vulnerable to climate change.
The report recognizes that nature can be our ally to mitigate the effects of climate change, but for this, we need at least 30% of the land and sea surface to be in a good state of conservation. That is why it is essential that we take care of the nature that surrounds us, defend green spaces, wetlands, forests, our sea and our rivers. We need a healthy planet.
