New York – World leaders meeting at the UNSG\u2019s Climate Ambition Summit must urgently signal their intention to close the 1.5\u00b0C ambition gap by accelerating the phase out of fossil fuels and ending forest destruction.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n
Mads Christensen, Greenpeace International Executive Director said: \u201cContrary to what President Trump just said, climate change is real, accelerating and threatens us all. Thankfully, the rest of the world knows that climate change is not a \u2018con job\u2019 and that the real danger is climate denialism and fake news – both of which are embedded in Trump\u2019s rhetoric.
\u201cThe time to take action is now – in line with the science and the rapidly shrinking available carbon budget. People are demanding urgent action to deliver a safe world for their families and communities. As nations hedge their bets on what action to take and when, deadly heatwaves, floods and hurricanes will only escalate and worsen.[1]<\/p>\n\n
The climate crisis will not pause or wait and there is no time to waste. Delayed or weak climate action plans are simply a recipe for climate catastrophe. In the anniversary year of the Paris Agreement it\u2019s high time to hold polluters and nature destroyers accountable.
The recent International Court of Justice\u2019s Advisory Opinion put countries on notice that they need to act to keep the world within the 1.5\u00b0C limit. World leaders must now uphold their moral, political and legal responsibility to take the required actions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
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Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n [1] Scientists find three years left of remaining carbon budget for 1.5\u00b0C<\/a><\/p>\n\n Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Aaron Gray-Block, Climate Politics Communications Manager, Greenpeace International, aaron.gray-block@greenpeace.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n Gaby Flores, Communications Coordinator, Greenpeace International, +1 214 454 3871, cflores@greenpeace.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n