Carbon pledges from 147 nations to Paris climate summit are not enough to stop temperature rise’,experts conclude
Pledges by nations to prick carbon emissions will drop far short of those needed to prevent global temperatures rising by more than the crucial 2C by the halt of the century. This is the stark conclusion of climate experts who own analysed submissions in the runup to the Paris climate talks later this year.
A rise of 2C is considered the most the soil could tolerate without risking catastrophic changes to food production, sea levels, or fishing,wildlife, deserts and water reserves. Even if rises are pegged at 2C, and scientists say this will still destroy most coral reefs and glaciers and melt significant parts of the Greenland ice cap,bringing major rises in sea levels.
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Source: theguardian.com