The new UK chair of the IPCC, the intergovernmental panel on climate change, has told the Evening Standard political leaders will be judged by their “credible actions on the ground” when it comes to tackling global warming.
In an exclusive interview Professor Jim Skea has warned global warming may be happening faster than expected.
Following a summer of erratic weather events, from extreme highs of 40 degrees celsius plus in parts of Spain and Italy, to the wildfires across Portugal and Greece, to the historic levels of flooding in the US state of Vermont - it’s clear climate change is having an impact now.
But will world leaders take note of Professor Skea’s warnings that change is happening at a faster rate than predicted?
Our Political Editor Nicholas Cecil discusses the warnings issued by new IPCC Chair Professor Jim Skea .
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