The diagnoses presented at the COP28 being held in Dubai are not at all positive, to the extent that even nature seemed to have spoken, on Sunday, December 3, through the polluting layer that darkened the city’s skyline and that according to the concentration of particulate matter , is harmful to health.

Climate crisis, words or deeds?

In the midst of support – positive – such as that of the European Union (EU) for initiatives to increase humanitarian aid to climate-vulnerable countries, one must complain about the poor results of the fight against the greenhouse effect.

This is what the presentation of the document prepared by 67 researchers from 24 countries talks about. The text reveals the “imminent inevitability” of exceeding the 1.5 degree global warming limit set by the Paris Agreement, a situation “that will lead to a significant increase in risk and uncertainty” due to global warming, according to the news agency. verbatim EFE.

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In an attempt to avoid this, scientists are calling for the elimination of dependence on fossil fuels, otherwise it would be difficult to stay within the goals of the Paris Agreement.

A serious problem is that fossil fuels provide 80% of the world’s energy, providing electricity, transportation and production processes for a large number of products.

Among these non-renewable fuels are oil, coal and natural gas. The first is basic in the Ecuadorian economy.

Ecuador already has a $200 million loan from CAF for shrimp farms to switch from using fossil fuels to electricity

Article from National Geographic explains that when fossil fuels are burned, they “release greenhouse gases that in turn trap heat in the atmosphere, making them primarily responsible for global warming and climate change.” A rapid and managed phase-out of these fuels is therefore urgent, but the world must align in support of dependent and fragile economies to minimize the effects of a struggle that deserves the unification and encouragement of all, because it is for life. (OR)