Already some of the impacts of global warming are irreversible, as nature and humans are pushed to the limits of their ability to adapt to rising temperatures, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said.
In the second part of its report, released today, comprising a global assessment of climate science, the UN body looked at the impacts of, and vulnerabilities to, climate change and adaptation to global warming.
The first part of the report, labelled a “code red for humanity” when it was published in August 2021 ahead of COP26, examined the physical basis of climate change. The third part will set out solutions to the crisis when it is published later this year.
The study is the sixth such assessment the UN body has conducted, with the most recent one being back in 2013/14.
The IPCC has issued a “dire warning” over the grave and mounting threat that global warming poses to physical and mental health, cities and coastal communities, food...