Spectrum Podcast: The Most Important Facts About the United Nations Climate Conference

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This is already the 26th edition of the United Nations Climate Conference United Nations meeting in GlasgowTo offer advice on how the world is responding to the climate crisis.

Although science has been pointing to the problem of man-made climate change for decades, so far very little has happened. There were some milestones such as the Kyoto Protocol or the Paris Climate Agreement, which set a 1.5° target in 2015. But many states of the United Nations including GermanyStill lagging behind in implementation.

The climate conference also shows time and again that the fight against global warming, greenhouse gases and the like is a global task. Still, it always needs draft horses, say daniel lingenhöhli, editor-in-chief of spectrum of science. Global climate protection without China, that is unimaginable today, for example. And America is also playing in the first climate conference Donald Trump’s Presidency Again an important role.

Climate Conference or Kindergarten?

Should we miss the 1.5 degree targetThis, says Lingenhohl, would have disastrous consequences. In the podcast, he shows where Earth is right now in terms of climate change, how long we have to face the crisis and what measures are needed from the point of view of science. Despite all the skepticism, he is cautiously optimistic and upbeat about the decisions ahead of the meeting in Glasgow. However, it is sometimes like kindergarten there.