On Track to Climate Disaster
In this week of the COP30 in Brazil, Dr Anjani Ganase warns of more severe climate disasters as the world races to overtop the 1.5C rise subscribed in The Paris Agreement a decade ago. As a small island nation, Trinidad and Tobago also needs to do its part. Global Tipping points Currently Today, the world has already reached 1.4 C warming over pre-industrial levels (the target is 1.5 C). Over the recent years, 2023 to 2025, we have seen the worst coral bleaching along tropical shores and island nations. The science confirms that for coral reef ecosystems, a tipping point at 1.2 C has paved a certain future where coral reefs are likely to no longer be functional marine ecosystems. Coral reefs house more than 25 % of the ocean’s marine biodiversity, so we can expect rippling consequences to fish stocks, food security and even coastal protection. It confirms what marine scientists knew and feared for the future of many coral reef systems for the foreseeable future....