IPCC AR6 reports Pacific Islands and other countries risks disappearing

The science is clear, and the solution is simple — massive and unabated GHG emissions since the industrial age are causing global warming and making extreme events more frequent and more extreme. The answer is simple, reduce GHG emissions to stop climate change. 

Although the situation seems clear on the surface, the path to decarbonising is complex and involves drastic behavioural changes, global cooperation, and political will.

The IPCC’s AR6 paints a stark picture, sending an unequivocal message that human activities cause climate change and that the consequences of anthropogenic climate change – heatwaves, wildfires, drought, floods, sea-level rise, heavy rains, intense storms, are at our doorsteps and is projected to continue and increase in severity and frequency.

The report says that we are not on track to meet the Paris climate agreement, and based on all scenarios, will see a 1.5C increase in global temperatures by 2021 to 2040 and will exceed this increase by 2041 onwards, reaching up to 3C in temperature increase by 2060 and, up to 5.7C at the end of the century using the highest emissions scenario.

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