Climate crisis: Immediate measures for disadvantaged households necessary!

Climate crisis: Immediate measures for disadvantaged households necessary!

Österreich - The climate crisis represents one of the greatest challenges of our time, as Anna Parr, Secretary General of Caritas emphasizes. The poor and socially weak people who have contributed to the crisis are particularly affected, but have to wear the heaviest loads. Parr demands an income -dependent energy round tariff to support these households. In addition, a nationwide action plan for ecological residential construction should be developed in order to improve the living conditions for the most endangered groups, the Kleine Zeitung .

The urgency of the climate measures is also emphasized by other experts. Johannes Wahlmüller from Global 2000 makes it clear that a decline in investments in climate protection could lead to a higher “invoice” in the future. A renovation offensive for buildings, the promotion of environmentally friendly technologies and an effective CO2 price signal are urgently needed to achieve climate neutrality by 2040. The new report of the World Climate District, on which National Geographic offers a deeper analysis of the future development of our environment. He introduces five scenarios that examine the relationship between emissions and socio -economic developments.

five future scenarios

The first optimistic model shows that global warming can be kept to below 2 ° C if immediate measures are taken to reduce fossil fuels. In the best case, the emissions in the middle of the century could even become negative by using new technologies for CO2 filtering. However, even in the moderate scenario that corresponds to today's practice, warming is forecast by 2.7 ° C, which is equivalent to a call. The report by the World Climate District shows how crucial rapid action is to avoid devastating consequences of climate change. The scientists urge to strongly influence the geopolitical and economic framework without urgent measures, and social inequalities could continue to grow.