Led by Chile and Iceland, this unique group of ministers represents not just “ice nations” (polar and mountain), but the low-lying and downstream areas that will bear the brunt of loss of the planet’s stabilizing stores of snow and ice – the cryosphere. [...] At a high-level event on the margins of the summit and accompanying Climate Week NYC, AMI, alongside some of the world's top climate scientists, will warn government, business and civil society leaders: even temporarily reaching the upper limit of 2°C set out in the Paris Agreement would be catastrophic and must give way to an emergency focus on decreasing fossil fuel pollution to remain close to. [...] For media access: please contact amy@iccinet.org The Explorers Club: Headquartered in New York City with a community of Chapters around the world, The Explorers Club supports the scientific fieldwork of “groundbreaking explorers” around the globe. [...] To minimize the burden on future generations, every tenth of a degree matters; and a 2°C limit is definitely too high for global permafrost.” Risk of pushback at COP28 in Dubai “Only by remaining within the Earth’s 1.5°C guardrail can we prevent the worldwide impacts that are resulting from the rapidly accelerating loss of the Earth’s snow and ice reserves”, says AMI Chief Science Advisor Kirkham. [...] But seasoned observers of the UN climate talks fear this year's COP28, to be held in the oil- rich United Arab Emirates, could see a push to backtrack and revert to the higher limit of 2°C, leaving more scope for the continued use of fossil fuels.
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