A daily negative rapid coronavirus test, registered with the government, is required to enter, and delegates could be seen shoving cotton swabs up their noses outside the UN tent room. Masks are a must in hallways, and British scientists have said they fear the summit will turn into a super-spread event.
On top of that, countries are known to have failed to achieve their targets in past conferences. The summit’s nickname, after all, is COP26, which refers to the 26th “conference of the parties” to the United Nations climate change convention.
That means the UN has been trying to help solve climate change for more than a quarter of a century.
The countries closest to success was in 2015, when nearly 200 nations agreed in Paris to cut greenhouse gas emissions and set a collective goal of ensuring that global temperature rise remains “well below” 2 degrees Celsius. above pre-industrial levels.
Despite the promises, scientists say the planet is on a trajectory toward a dangerous 2.7 degree temperature rise by 2100.
Today, countries are being asked to help limit temperature increases to 1.5 degrees. It may seem like a small difference, but that extra heat could mean the disappearance of coral reefs, much lower global crop yields, and water scarcity for millions more.
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