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Immediate, collective action is needed to limit global warming, as further temperature rises will also have severe consequences for biodiversity, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Environment Programme Executive Director Inger Andersen said at a press conference held during COP17.
She presented assessments from the UN Environment Programme’s new report on emissions, drawing attention to the risks of exceeding the 1.5-degree global warming threshold.
“The impacts on biodiversity will be extreme. To avoid the worst consequences of this crisis, we need unprecedented multilateral action, starting with financial support,” Andersen stressed.
She highlighted the importance of coordinating efforts and financing under different environmental agreements, as well as involving finance ministries in the biodiversity agenda.