Source: COP26 Pledges Fall Short—More Progress Is Needed
“Now, at the midpoint of Glasgow, November 6, it is clear there is a massive credibility, action, and commitment gap that casts a long and dark shadow of doubt over the net zero goals put forward by more than 140 countries, covering 90% of global emissions,” the report says.
The U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) chastised world leaders on Tuesday for failing to put forward concrete “near-term targets and actions” to prevent runaway climate change.4
“The reality is that the sum total of our #climate efforts thus far is like an elephant giving birth to a mouse,” tweeted UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen.
But in light of a groundbreaking Washington Post investigation released this week, things could be much worse than previously thought.
After analyzing reports from 196 nations, Post journalists found that scores of countries have been misreporting their annual greenhouse gas emissions, meaning that every year humans might be putting about 23% more planet-warming gases into the atmosphere than previously estimated. The Post describes the undercount as “big enough to move the needle on how much the Earth will warm.”
“Cop26 sets course for disastrous heating of more than 2.4C. And that’s based on numbers that are “underreported” and “flawed” according to Washington Post’s investigation. And also IF leaders stick to their words. Their track record suggests otherwise,” tweeted Greta Thunberg.
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