Too Slow?

The State of Climate Action 2022 Report looked at 40 global indicators of actions needed to reduce 'greenhouse gas' emissions to 50% of their current value by 2030. 'Greenhouse gas' emissions would have to come down by at least this amount, for there to be any chance of limiting global heating to the somewhat arbitrary, 1.5 degrees Centigrade above pre-Industrial levels (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/26/cut-meat-consumption-save-planet-climate-crisis-fossil-fuels). The State of Climate Action 2022 Report maintains that meat consumption, in the developed world, must be cut to the equivalent of 2 burgers a week, to achieve the necessary 'greenhouse gas' reduction. Meat consumption in the developed world is, of course, nowhere near this value. Public transport (as opposed to the use of private cars and planes), would have to be 6 times faster than at present. The same applies to the phasing out of heavily-polluting coal as a fuel. Oil and gas use would also have to be rapidly curtailed. The report also maintains that heavy industry would have to move much faster to cut its emissions, generated by cement and steel production. The current rate of deforestation would have to be dramatically reduced. The current rapid growth of renewable energy and move to adopting electric vehicles is commended by the report. This growth would, however, also have to be maintained. Things are not looking great. The only thing that seems to be impressively accelerating, is the amount of special pleading by politicians and industrialists!