let's switch gears the world is nowhere near hitting its
targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions. That's according to
a new report from the U. N. Revealing
the current trajectory would see temperatures increase to 2.5 degrees
Celsius above pre industrial averages by the end of the
century. One full degree higher than the goal set
out in the Paris climate agreement that was in 2015
joining me now is set to chakraborty us president of
we don't have time and climate behavioral scientists to welcome
back to the show. Can you further break down
the key takeaways from this very important report? The
timing of this report is really critical to the U
. N. Released it just as we're coming up
to the U. N. Climate conference where all
the countries will meet in person in Sharm el Sheikh
Egypt and they'll be talking about where the pledges are
since all of this started when the paris accords were
signed and how far we still need to go to
ensure that we keep warming to below this 1.5 degrees
Celsius by the end of the century with this report
and the critical timing of this report before this conference
, the point of releasing it was to say we're
nowhere near that 1.5 degrees Celsius. We are on
track for 2.8 degrees and every 10th of a degree
makes a massive difference. There's Siri the ripple effects
that come from global temperature warming that affects people's health
that affects ecosystems that affects animals and so having the
reality of what we're facing in place before all these
country delegations come together is really key. So that
we really make pledges that we commit to. So
we stop talking about it and we actually have some
blueprints and action for people that don't really understand how
bad this could be if countries don't improve their climate
goals and further cut down on emissions, what does
this mean for the future of our planet? We're
talking about health impacts, environmental impacts, impacts to
our food systems. There are so many negative adverse
outcomes if we don't adapt to what we know is
in the pipeline, right? We know that the
planet is warming, we're living in the midst of
all of these impacts right now and we know that
we're locked into more warming but we can get ahead
of it, knowledge is power. So we can
be proactive and we can take steps to really make
communities resilient, especially those communities that are most vulnerable
, those along coastlines, right? We know that
sea level is rising and so those those communities that
are at sea level are really vulnerable to impacts of
the planet warming. They're going to be the first
point of contact with a lot of these uh with
a lot of these adverse outcomes. So we can
really get ahead of it and protect our communities around
the world. And then we can all work together
collectively to mitigate against worser warming scenarios. Both things
need to happen. We need to adapt to what's
coming, what's already here and we need to stave
off the worser warming scenarios. We've seen so many
dire reports and warnings on climate crisis you know that
better than I do. Do you think they're actually
having an impact on climate policies if not what needs
to be done to urge these countries to really take
the situation more seriously? I think countries were really
looking to the United States to step up and with
this inflation reduction act that was passed in the United
States again before this critical timing, right just before
the U. N. Climate crisis, the the
U. N. Climate conference that was a Freudian
slip there which is probably pretty accurate of what's coming
right. But the fact that the United States has
really stepped up has really put through this legislation that
is going to make communities in the United States more
resilient and really usher in a transition to clean energy
that is showcasing that US leadership and that look even
the United States the historic worst polluter, worst carbon
emitter in the world can make this type of uh
federal level legislation happen. Other countries can do the
same. So there is hope they're showcasing that countries
can be transparent, countries can pivot now we really
need to see other historic polluters step up and not
just step up internally domestically but support other countries,
support more vulnerable countries in meeting their climate goals as
well and increasing resiliency. We need to come up
with$100 billion that we promised in climate finance to
countries around the world, the less affluent countries that
need that support from richer countries to really protect themselves
. That we know the conference is coming up.
I would love you to come back on the show
and break it down after it happens. We always
appreciate you on the show to talk about the U
. S. President of We don't have time and
climate behavioral scientists. Thank you again.