UN climate talks set stage for humanity’s two most crucial years

The mood was more one of relief than triumph on Sunday when the world’s governments eventually found common ground at the UN climate talks in Katowice, Poland.

COP24 in Poland highlighted the growing threat of fossil
fuel interests and the nationalist politicians they fund. 

This was not just because exhausted delegates were glad to go home after negotiations that dragged on 30 hours beyond the deadline. It also reflected the harder miles and tougher battles to come over the next two years if the planet is to remain habitable.

Scientist after scientist told the conference that the decisions made by 2020 will determine whether global heating can be kept to less than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, after which the already apparent dangers of climate instability become far worse.

Read the story by the global environment editor from The Guardian, Jonathon Watts - “UN climate talks set stage for humanity’s two most crucial years.”