The report of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on the results of 2021 clearly indicates the approach of a climate catastrophe, said UN Secretary General António Guterres.
“The global energy system has been disrupted and this is bringing us closer to a climate catastrophe,” Guterres said on Wednesday, commenting on the document.
“Rising sea levels, rising ocean temperatures, concentrations of greenhouse gases, increasing acidity in the oceans have set new alarming records in 2021,” the UN Secretary General added.
In turn, the Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization, Petteri Taalas, warned that these processes will continue until there are means to remove carbon from the atmosphere.
The UN Secretary General proposed a number of measures to accelerate the energy transition, recalling the availability of renewable sources such as wind and solar energy. In addition, he recalled the need to expand the supply of components for renewable energy technologies.
Guterres urged states to speed up and simplify the process of approving solar and wind energy projects, modernize electricity grids, end fossil fuel subsidies and triple investment in renewable energy. “The time has come to accelerate the transition to renewable energy before it’s too late,” the UN Secretary General said.
CLIMATE CATASTROPHE, UN SECRETARY-GENERAL
