In Europe alone, 15,000 deaths this year from the climate crisis: a dramatic WHO report shakes the climate conference in Egypt.
Representatives of nearly 200 countries have been negotiating the future of the climate since Sunday. But as about 45,000 participants in the 27th “Conference of the Parties” (COP27) discuss climate goals surrounded by sandy beaches in the city of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, the WHO is publicizing the shocking effects of global warming.
Because climate change is already well advanced, the limit of 1.5 degrees of the Paris climate agreement may be exceeded in the coming years.
Extreme temperatures claim thousands of lives
The world, Europe and Austria are experiencing increasingly milder temperatures in winter and extreme summers. The WHO shows terrifying figures – 15,000 people have died as a result of the severe heat wave in Europe alone since the beginning of the year. The months of June, July and August were the warmest summer months this year since the start of the weather records. We are currently experiencing the most severe drought on the continent since the Middle Ages in Europe.
Greenhouse gases are the main cause of global warming. More than 36 billion tons of CO2 were produced worldwide in 2021, two billion more than in 2020. About a third of this was caused by China.
Sharp criticism of the location of this year’s COP27
Not only the recognizable consequences of climate change, but also the host country of the summit lowers hopes for change. Because Egypt is one of the most repressive countries in the Middle East, protests, as usual at climate summits, are not wanted and only allowed in certain places and times. Numerous activists have already been arrested. Imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah even went on a thirst strike a few days ago to put pressure on the authorities.
Source: Krone
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