While global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, the UN is poised to hold another of its tone\u002Ddeaf global gabfests on climate change.
From Nov. 6 to 18, 2,000 speakers and 35,000 participants are expected to pour into the tourist mecca of Sharm-el Sheikh in Egypt for what’s formally known as COP 27 — the 27th annual meeting of the UN’s Conference of the Parties, ostensibly to fight climate change.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
In the real world, the UN’s top-down approach to addressing climate change is in shambles, marked by more than a quarter century of failures going back to the first COP conference in Berlin, Germany in 1995.tap here to see other videos from our teamGlobal emissions have returned to record levels, after a brief decrease due to the economic slowdown caused by the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Even if all current commitments countries have made to reducing emissions are achieved — the Trudeau government’s targets are 40% to 45% below 2005 levels by 2030 and net zero by 2050 — “We are headed for a global catastrophe,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in the wake of the report’s release.