UN urges a paradigm shift to avert global crisis in near future


Jim Skea (R), co-chir of the IPCC Working Group III, speaks as Hoesung Lee (L), chair of the IPCC, listens to during a press conference of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) at Songdo Convensia in Incheon on October 8, 2018. - Avoiding global climate chaos will require a major transformation of society and the world economy that is unprecedented in scale, the UN said on October 8, in a landmark report that warns time is running out to avert disaster. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

Incheon: Avoiding global climate chaos will require a major transformation of society and the world economy that is “unprecedented in scale”, the UN said in a landmark report that warns time is running out to avert disaster.

Earth’s surface has warmed 1°C – enough to lift oceans and unleash a crescendo of deadly storms, floods and droughts – and is on track toward an unliveable 3°C or 4°C rise.

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