{"id":64537,"date":"2023-12-15T07:30:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T06:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=64537"},"modified":"2025-07-02T09:35:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:35:04","slug":"the-climate-emergencies-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/64537\/the-climate-emergencies-of-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The climate emergencies of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2023 was a year of devastation. Declared as the hottest year ever recorded<\/a> by the European Union\u2019s Copernicus Climate Change Service, we have experienced unforeseen climate emergencies around the globe that have taken thousands of lives and caused billions of dollars in infrastructure and economic damage. People have been forced out of their homes and have lost their livelihood due to these extreme weather conditions, and it has been crushing to see a lack of commitment from governments and corporations to work on fixing this climate crisis.<\/p>\n\n

Scientists have warned us<\/a> of this exact danger. In 2015, when the Paris Agreement was signed by 195 countries, a 1.5 degree Celsius threshold<\/a> was set to limit the increase in global warming \u2014 an agreement that entails a radical reduction in carbon emissions. This year, we reached a record high in carbon emissions from fossil fuels<\/a> and exceeded the 1.5 degree limit. Clearly, our calls for climate justice are falling on deaf ears.<\/p>\n\n

We outlined some of the climate emergencies of the year in this blog \u2014 from torrential rains in Southeast Asia that resulted in catastrophic floods and landslides, to droughts in Africa that exacerbated the region\u2019s hunger and poverty. Our hope is for 2024 to be a better year for climate action, and we will keep on demanding reparations from Big Oil and rich and polluting nations to do their part in fixing the mess that they made.<\/p>\n\n

New Zealand Floods<\/h4>\n\n

Three people died in Auckland after flash floods turned many roads into rivers. The city has broken several rainfall records and experienced the wettest month in record.<\/p>\n\n

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The flooding of Auckland is terrifying. The loss of lives and homes, heartbreaking.

This is what climate change looks like.

This is why we need Govt action to cut climate pollution from the big polluters: dairy & transport.#TooManyCows<\/a> #TooManyCars<\/a>
pic.twitter.com\/dGmQnz4PbO<\/a><\/p>— Greenpeace Aotearoa (@GreenpeaceNZ) January 28, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>