Photos: Planet-warming dangers of climate change

World must slash emissions of greenhouse gases or miss chance to avert climate change: UN

Published: November 26, 2019 16:54 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Digital Content Producer

1 of 12

Cars drive along the roads through high-rise buildings in the haze in the central business district (CBD) in Beijing. The world must slash its emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases by 7.6 percent every year to 2030 or miss the chance to avert devastating climate change, the United Nations said on November 26, 2019. Image Credit: AFP

2 of 12

A thick layer of pollution hanging over the Seoul skyline. In its annual Emissions Gap report, the UN's Environment Programme said anything short of a drastic and immediate drawdown in fossil fuel use worldwide would put the Paris treaty temperature cap of 1.5C "out of reach". Image Credit: AFP

3 of 12

A junk sails past the city's skyline shrouded in a dense blanket of toxic smog in Hong Kong. Image Credit: AFP

4 of 12

A commuter bus running on diesel fuel emits thick trail of pollutants in Jakarta. Image Credit: AFP

5 of 12

The cracked riverbed due to drought in the Guadalteba reservoir, in Los Campillos. Image Credit: AFP

6 of 12

An Indian farmer walks across the bed of a pond built under an Indian government scheme that has dried out during a water crisis in Katra village, 45km from Allahabad. Image Credit: AFP

7 of 12

This aerial photo taken shows cattle on a dry paddock in the drought-hit area of Quirindi in New South Wales. Image Credit: AFP

8 of 12

Birds fly as smoke billows from a fire in a landfill on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. Image Credit: AFP

9 of 12

Smoke billowing from the refinery of the Pond of Berre in Marignane. Image Credit: AFP

10 of 12

Icebergs break off the Vatnajokull Glacier before floating to sea. Image Credit: AFP

11 of 12

Aerial view of deforestation in the Western Amazon region of Brazil. Image Credit: AFP

12 of 12

Aletsch glacier above Bettmeralp, Swiss Alps, which could completely disappear by the end of this century if nothing is done to rein in climate change. Image Credit: AFP

Photos News

Photos: Planet-warming dangers of climate change

More From Photos

Pictures: Day 2 of Gulf News Edufair 2024

Gulf News Edufair 2024: Day 1 highlights in pictures

Photos: Arab leaders attend the Manama Summit

A dog's day out: Captivating moments from the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 2024

GULFNEWS SECTIONS

Trending

Photos: Planet-warming dangers of climate change

More From Photos

Pictures: Day 2 of Gulf News Edufair 2024

Gulf News Edufair 2024: Day 1 highlights in pictures

Photos: Arab leaders attend the Manama Summit

A dog's day out: Captivating moments from the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 2024

GULFNEWS SECTIONS