World on 'catastrophic pathway' to hit 2.7-degree temperature rise

18.09.2021, 16:10 ratel.kz

UN Secretary-General Antonio GUTERRES issued a dire warning on Friday, saying the world is on a "catastrophic pathway" to surpass negotiated caps on temperature increases meant to mitigate the ravages of climate change, Guterres called on the international community to immediately implement measures to ensure the world does not remain on track to hit temperature increases of 2.7-degrees Celsius, far beyond the negotiated 1.5-degree Celsius goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement, Anadolu Agency reports. "We have the tools to achieve this target. But we are rapidly running out of time", - Guterres said in a statement. "The fight against climate change will only succeed if everyone comes together to