IPCC: betting on solar and wind is saving the world from global warming

O IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) of ONU (United Nations) disclosed, this Monday (20), the summary report of its current cycle of evaluations on the advance of global warming the world.

The document contains a final summary of the last six reports prepared by the panel, recognized worldwide as the most reliable source of information on global climate change.  

In it, the researchers warn that the constants increases in volumes of toxic gas emissionss in the atmosphere threaten increasingly the human life and nature across the planet.

Yet, among its main conclusions, the study – signed by 93 scientists – points out that there is still hope, as there are viable and effective options for the planet to reduce pollutant emissions globally, although much needs to be done.

A main of them is intensification even greater and with more urgency to the call energy transition, with the energy solar and wind playing a fundamental role to reduce emissions in the short term, specifically by 2030.  

According to the IPCC, the great global challenge is to ensure that global warming does not exceed the limit of 1,5°C by the end of the century. For this, however, the world would need to reduce carbon emissions by 48% by 2030 and up to 99% by 2050.

Alert for Brazil

For WWF Brazil, a non-governmental organization that works to preserve the environment, the report presented is a harsh message to the Brazilian government and oil companies that intend to increase the exploration of fossil fuels in the country.

According to the most recent edition of SEEG (Greenhouse Gas Emission Estimation System of the Climate Observatory), Brazil emitted 2,42 billion tons of CO2 in 2021, an increase of 12,2% compared to 2020, this being the biggest increase in almost two decades.