JCONLINE.COM MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2019 7A MADRID U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the to stop climate change have been so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the of no Speaking before the start Monday of a two-week international climate conference in Madrid, the U.N. chief said the of rising temperatures including more extreme weather is already being felt around the world, with dramatic consequences for hu- mans and other species. He noted that the world has the sci- knowledge and the technical means to limit global warming, but is lacking is political point of no return is no longer over the Guterres told report- ers in the Spanish capital. is in sight and hurtling toward Delegates from almost 200 coun- tries will try to put the touch- es on the rules governing the 2015 Paris climate accord at the meeting, which runs through Dec.
13, including how to create functioning international emis- sions trading systems and compen- sate poor countries for losses they suf- fer from rising sea levels and other consequences of climate change. Guterres cited mounting evidence for the impact that man- made emissions of greenhouse gases are already having on the planet, in- cluding record temperatures and melt- ing polar ice. But he insisted that his message was of hope, not of despair. Our war against nature must stop and we know that that is Countries agreed in Paris four years ago to limit global warming to well be- low 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, ideally 2.7, by the end of the century compared with pre-industrial times. Already, average temperatures have increased by about a degree, leaving lit- tle room for the more ambitious target to be met.
Guterres said growing demands from citizens, particularly young people, have shown there is widespread desire for climate action. is still lacking is political he said. will to put a price on carbon. Political will to stop subsidies on fossil fuels. Political will to stop building coal power plants from 2020 onwards.
Political will to shift taxation from income to carbon. Taxing pollution instead of Guterres noted that some 70 coun- tries many of them among the most vulnerable to climate change have pledged to stop emitting more green- house gases by 2050. we also see clearly that the largest emitters are not pulling their weight. And without them, our goal is he said. The U.N.
chief said he hoped the meeting in Madrid would see govern- ments make more ambitious pledges ahead of a deadline to do so next year. He also said that creating a world- wide market for emissions, which is a key element of the sixth article of the Paris accord, remained one of the most contentious issues for negotiators. are here to answers for Arti- cle 6, not to Guterres said. UN chief issues warning on rapid shift Says world has means but lacks will for change Aritz Parra and Frank Jordans ASSOCIATED PRESS On Sunday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutierres said his message on global warming was of hope, not of CHRISTINA VIA GETTY IMAGES LONDON political lead- ers sparred Sunday over who is re- sponsible for the early release of a con- victed extremist who launched a stab- bing attack in central London that left two dead and injured three. After a one-day pause out of respect for victims, attack is dominat- ing the political scene as the Dec.
12 election nears, shifting the focus, at least for the moment, from Brexit and the National Health Service to issues of security and criminal justice. The argument centers over the early release from prison of Usman Khan, who served roughly half his sentence before being set free. He was able to stab people before being shot dead by police despite conditions imposed on his release that were supposed to protect public safety. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, por- traying himself as tough on crime, on Sunday blamed freedom on changes in sentencing rules made by the last Labour Party government be- fore Conservatives took power in 2010. He promised to toughen sentencing laws.
think it is repulsive that individ- uals as dangerous as this man should be allowed out after serving only eight years and why we are going to change the he told Andrew Marr Show. The accuracy of claim was challenged by Ed Davey, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, who told Sky News that the prime minister was misleading the public about the current law regarding the early release of prisoners. Candidates take aim at UK attack Gregory Katz ASSOCIATED PRESS.
