United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday (Aug 27) ocean temperatures are rising in the Pacific Islands at three times the rate worldwide, and its population was 'uniquely exposed' to the impact of rising sea levels.
A bleaching coral is seen in the place where abandoned fishing nets covered it in a reef at the protected area of Ko Losin. Thailand, June 20, 2021.United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday ocean temperatures are rising in the Pacific Islands at three times the rate worldwide, and its population was "uniquely exposed" to the impact of rising sea levels.
Asked by a reporter about Australia's export of fossil fuels, Guterres said fossil fuels must be phased out globally, although "the situation in different countries is different" and there would be different ways to do this. "Pacific islands are uniquely exposed. This is a region with an average elevation just one to two metres above sea level," Guterres said.Without cuts to global emissions, the Pacific Islands can expect additional sea level rise of 15 cm by 2050 and 30 days a year of coastal flooding, he said.
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