THE LIMA CLIMATE TALKS - a summary in five points by 350.org - POINT 1. The new agreement does not reflect the urgency of the climate crisis. Filipino activist Lidy Nacpil (and 350.org board member) said one of the “fundamental flaws” of the negotiations is “the lack of a clear global goal for limiting global warming based on science.” The world’s scientists in the latest IPCC report made it clear that we have to get off fossil fuels and take urgent measures if we want to keep warming to 2 degrees Celsius and avert global disaster. However – this new agreement just won’t get us there. “We are on a path to three or four degrees with this outcome” –Tasneem Essop, international climate strategist for WWF. It also doesn’t address the urgency that communities around the world face. “No national leader in the history of humanity has ever faced this question: ‘Will we survive or will we disappear under the sea?’” – Tuvalu Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga said at the talks. Follow the links at: 350.org/5-things-you-need-to-know-from-the-un-climate-agreement/ (points 2-5 later in the week, keep watching)
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 02:41:40 +0000
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