JAKARTA - Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Simon Stiell warned that progress in addressing the climate crisis was "too slow" and that the damage from climate impacts was "accelerating."
While acknowledging a number of achievements since the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, he stressed in an interview with Kyodo News that the world is still "not on track to reach the crucial 1.5 degree Celsius temperature rise limit."
The target refers to an agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels under the Paris Agreement.
"So, we really have two choices... The first is whether we strengthen climate cooperation, or whether we suffer," he said.
Regarding the energy crisis triggered by the US and Israel's war against Iran, he said government subsidies for gasoline and other fuels could "slow down" the transition from fossil fuels.
Meanwhile, when asked about the impact of the US withdrawal from international climate efforts, Stiell said the door remained open, stressing that "they've gone away once before and come back," and the country's private sector remained actively engaged.
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