World on the verge of climate crisis ‘abyss’, warns UN

UN says world is running out of time to tackle the climate crisis, with 2020 one of the three hottest years on record.

Time is fast running out to tackle the climate crisis, a United Nations report has warned, with the COVID-19 pandemic having failed to put the brakes on “relentless” climate change. In a “double blow” to millions hit by the extreme climate events, lockdown restrictions linked to the global coronavirus pandemic also delayed crucial assistance in some regions, said the report by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The UN stressed that the year 2021 must be the year of action for protecting people against the “disastrous” effects of climate change.