Countries call for urgent action against global warming

At a conference ahead of the UN climate summit COP31, countries called for urgently stronger commitments to curb global warming. Reuters reports.

The ministerial meeting was held in Fiji and Tuvalu. Deep and rapid emission reductions are needed to minimize exceeding the 1.5 degree target.

It is noted that the global temperature is approaching this threshold against the background of a strong El Niño. Each fraction of a degree accelerates the impacts of climate change and increases the risk of irreversible damage to vulnerable communities.

For some Pacific countries, rising sea levels have become an existential threat. According to NASA, in the three decades to 2023, sea level in Tuvalu rose by about 15 centimeters — twice as fast as the global average.

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