We must step up preparations for the escalating implications of the climate crisis for international peace and security.Ĭlimate disruption is a crisis amplifier and multiplier. The science is clear: we need to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.Īnd our duty is even clearer: we need to protect the people and communities that are being hit by climate disruption. These shocks not only damage the environment on which we depend they also weaken our political, economic and social systems. Carbon dioxide levels are at record highs, and wildfires, cyclones, floods, and droughts are the new normal. The last decade was the hottest in human history. The climate emergency is the defining issue of our time. I thank the British Presidency for convening this debate and for your invitation to brief on a subject of grave concern.
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