United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that world is losing out on time to dodge a catastrophic climate disaster but targets set to control greenhouse gas emissions were well within reach. He was talking in a public dress a couple of days before United Nations youth climate summit. summit which would be followed by a meeting with leers from different parts of world that will see Secretary-General encouraging m to increase ir commitments fixed under Paris agreement

'Time is running out'

milestone accord saw nations promise to stop long term increase in rmal temperature of Earth to two degrees Celsius over pre-industry levels and if conceivable to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

He said that his main objective is to put pressure on concerned governments to realize that a swift and responsive action is needed as time is running out. He furr ded that scientists looking into this said that set targets can still be achieved. 
Guterres said that a n-responsive nature by some key nations, including US, could be at any rate mostly balanced by activity at sub-national level, for instance in carbon emissions promises me by California and New York.

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He said that important cities, areas, and firms were making a base and banks and funds were backing out of sectors related to coal and fossil fuels.

Guterres ditionally referred to case of European Union, where just three nations currently restrict objective of carbon neutrality of bias by 2050 and said that he felt "ar breeze" in push for sustainable power source, particularly with development of sun oriented in India and China.

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Paris agreement

Inability to meet objectives spre out under Paris agreement could prompt intersection of alleged "tipping points, for example, defrosting of Earth's permafrost that furr accelerates global warming, making a circumstance where extraordinary climate occasions become rules.

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Guterres said he was delighted by developing social responsibility, which implied that expectation was t yet lost, "however that requires significant changes in manner we produce food for people around, in a manner in which we control our ecomies, in manner in which we compose our urban areas, in manner in which we produce power.

(With inputs from PTI)

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