Annual greenhouse gas emissions show no sign of peaking.
The report examines the “emissions gap,” which is the difference between actual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions versus what countries agreed to in the Paris accord.
In order to meet the Paris accord’s strictest goals, the report calls for a 7.6% reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions between 2020 and 2030. This year-over-year reduction is based on the 1.5% yearly increase in emissions over the past decade, which has shown no sign of peaking. If the 7.6% reduction isn’t achieved, global temperatures are projected to increase 3.9 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, which is twice the limit of the Paris accord.
“Every year of delay beyond 2020 brings a need for faster cuts, which become increasingly expensive, unlikely and impractical,” the report reads. “Delays will also quickly put the 1.5 [Celsius] goal out of reach.”include coral reefs dissolving in acidic oceans, coastal cities constantly flooding and land made unlivable by intense heat waves.
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