UN Secretary-General António Guterres World Environment Day 5 June 2024
Humanity Needs ‘Exit Ramp off Road to Climate Hell’, Secretary-General Insists, Urging Bolder, Faster Action to Save Planet
Today is World Environment Day. It is also the day that the European Commission’s Copernicus Climate Change Service officially reports May 2024 as the hottest May in recorded history.
based on Damian Carrington The Guardian Weekly 17 May 2024
In a 2024 survey of 843 scientists leading the IPCC since 2018, with 380 responding, 77% believe the global temperature increase will reach 2.5°C, 42% expect more than 3°C, and only 6% think 1.5°C will be achieved. Most say the target is dead.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 24 April 2024
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today launched the UNHCR Climate Resilience Fund, seeking to boost the protection of refugees and displaced communities who are most threatened by climate change.
