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Ian Bruce and Sabaa Khan

Ian Bruce is a climate change policy expert and the David Suzuki Foundation’s acting executive director. Sabaa Khan is an environmental lawyer and the David Suzuki Foundation’s director-general for Quebec and Atlantic Canada.

Opinion | BY IAN BRUCE AND SABAA KHAN | December 28, 2020
The latest UN Emissions Gap Report, released this month, left UN head António Guterres urging all countries to declare climate emergencies, if they hadn’t already. It shows Earth is on track for 3.2 C global heating by 2100. Far surpassing the safe level of 1.5 C, this would result in “catastrophic” climate impacts, rendering parts of the planet uninhabitable. The report says global climate ambition must triple to reach 2 C, or multiply five-fold to reach 1.5 C. It Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY IAN BRUCE AND SABAA KHAN | December 28, 2020
Opinion | BY IAN BRUCE AND SABAA KHAN | December 28, 2020
The latest UN Emissions Gap Report, released this month, left UN head António Guterres urging all countries to declare climate emergencies, if they hadn’t already. It shows Earth is on track for 3.2 C global heating by 2100. Far surpassing the safe level of 1.5 C, this would result in “catastrophic” climate impacts, rendering parts of the planet uninhabitable. The report says global climate ambition must triple to reach 2 C, or multiply five-fold to reach 1.5 C. It Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia