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Nearly every nation except for one falls short in plans to curb global warming

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Governments falling woefully short of Paris climate pledges, study finds

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Kamala Harris

Justin Trudeau

Narendra Modi

Bill Gates

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Emmanuel Macron

Olaf Scholz

Angela Merkel

Yuval Noah Harari

António Guterres

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Barack Obama

Kofi Annan

Michael Mann

James Inhofe

Greta Thunberg

David Attenborough

Giorgia Meloni

Patrick Michaels

Jane Goodall

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Freeman Dyson

"[C]limate change is just a very, very expensive form of tax."

"I believe in climate change caused by human beings. What I'm skeptical about is the glib notion that it means the end of the world as we know it."

"The clock is no longer just ticking, it is banging."

"There is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change."

"The time for seeking global solutions [to climate change] is running out."

"The climate crisis is the existential threat. That's not hyperbole; it's a fact."

"[W]e are killing our planet."

Climate change is "above all, an existential crisis."

"Climate change is one of the greatest challenges mankind faces."

"If we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon."

"Humanity is on thin ice — and that ice is melting fast."

"We haven't yet exceeded the bounds of viable human civilisation, but we're getting close."

Is Climate Change an Existential Threat?

As delegates prepare to travel to Baku, Azerbaijan for the COP29 climate talks, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change has stated that the current climate pledges from nations are insufficient to meet their 2030 goal.

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Countries must boost their "nationally determined contributions" and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to reach the 43% reduction per the Paris Agreement target. Current estimated cutbacks can only lower global emissions by 2.6% from 2019 to 2030, the UN body stated.

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The 2015 Paris Agreement set a target to limit global warming to "well below" two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, aiming for a +1.5°C limit if possible.

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In 2023, greenhouse gas levels hit record highs per the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), leading the global temperature increases. Carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations have increased by 11.4% in 20 years.

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The WMO also expressed concern about CO2 levels being further exacerbated by forest fires and a reduction in the effectiveness of carbon sinks — like oceans and rainforests.

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CO2 concentrations are currently 51% above pre-industrial levels. According to the WMO, methane levels are 165% higher than they were in 1750.

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CO2 concentrations are currently 51% above pre-industrial levels. According to the WMO, methane levels are 165% higher than they were in 1750.[

Two weeks before world leaders meet for the COP29 global climate negotiations, new data indicates that the world is far from meeting the goals outlined in the 2015 Paris Agreement. These goals aim to reduce greenhouse gases to a level necessary by 2030 to prevent the worst impacts of global warming. This new information should prompt world leaders to reconsider and revise their pledges ahead of this crucial meeting.

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Global climate action plans 'falling miles short', warns UN

Conferences such as COP 29 or dire predictions from agencies such as the WMO must be contextualized within the UN's rampant climate alarmism. Whether it's supposedly searing temperatures, brimming oceans, or tumbling glaciers, UN climate tropes are often debunked with more nuanced analysis. The UN's politicized rhetoric limits both American energy security and personal choice.

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The success of next month's COP29 climate negotiations in Baku depends on the West's commitment to funding poorer countries' climate change efforts. Low- or zero-carbon technology, adapting to rising sea levels and shifting weather patterns, and resilient infrastructure cost trillions. Clean energy programs in emerging markets and developing countries will require $80 - 100B by the early 2030s — global equity must be kept in mind.

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Attention to market realities are key to a successful COP29

There is a 50% chance that at least 44.2% of countries that pledge carbon neutrality by 2050 will keep their pledge, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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UN: National Climate Pledges 'Miles Short' of 2030 Target

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Mann

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