A group of United Nations scientists warned Monday that humanity is close to its last chance to prevent the worst of climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said the world will need to cut carbon pollution and fossil fuel use by nearly two-thirds by the year 2035. The scientists called for an end to new fossil fuel exploration. And they urged countries to stop using coal, oil and gas by 2040. “Humanity is on thin ice and that ice is melting fast,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. “Our world needs climate action on all fronts everything, everywhere, all at once.” Guterres not only called for “no new coal” but also called for ending its use in rich countries by 2030 and in poor countries by 2040. He called for carbon-free electricity generation in the developed world by 2035. That is the year that nations have to come up with goals for pollution reduction under the Paris climate agreement.
Title: Climate Report Warns World Is Close to Last Chance
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5822/T21.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Climate Report Warns World Is Close to Last Chance' data-article-id='6430'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='14042'>A group of United Nations scientists warned Monday that humanity is close to its last chance to prevent the worst of climate change.</span> <span data-start-time='14042' data-end-time='32250'>The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said the world will need to cut carbon pollution and fossil fuel use by nearly two-thirds by the year 2035. </span> <span data-start-time='32250' data-end-time='38563'>The scientists called for an end to new fossil fuel exploration. </span> <span data-start-time='38563' data-end-time='46750'>And they urged countries to stop using coal, oil and gas by 2040.</span> <span data-start-time='46750' data-end-time='58146'>“Humanity is on thin ice and that ice is melting fast,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. </span> <span data-start-time='58146' data-end-time='66792'>“Our world needs climate action on all fronts everything, everywhere, all at once.”</span> <span data-start-time='66792' data-end-time='80646'>Guterres not only called for “no new coal” but also called for ending its use in rich countries by 2030 and in poor countries by 2040. </span> <span data-start-time='80646' data-end-time='88146'>He called for carbon-free electricity generation in the developed world by 2035. </span> <span data-start-time='88146' data-end-time='98292'>That is the year that nations have to come up with goals for pollution reduction under the Paris climate agreement.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5822/T21.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=19327 data-hint-location='38563' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5822/and_they_urged_countries_to_stop_using__blank__oil_and_gas_by_2040.wav'>And they urged countries to stop using <span class='blank'>coal</span>, oil and gas by 2040.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='coal'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5822/mole.wav'><span>mole</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5822/goal.wav'><span>goal</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5822/coal.wav'><span>coal</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5822/toll.wav'><span>toll</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=19328 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5822/which_organizations_scientists_have_given_this_recent_warning.wav'>Which organization's scientists have given this recent warning?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='United Nations'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5822/united_nations.wav'><span>United Nations</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5822/paris_saintgermain.wav'><span>Paris Saint-Germain</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5822/central_intelligence_agency.wav'><span>Central Intelligence Agency</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5822/food_and_drug_administration.wav'><span>Food and Drug Administration</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=19329 data-hint-location='88146' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5822/which_of_the_following_is_a_definition_of_the_word_reduction.wav'>Which of the following is a definition of the word reduction?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the action or fact of making a specified thing smaller or less in amount, degree, or size'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5822/the_action_of_saving_or_being_saved_from_sin_error_or_evil.wav'><span>the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5822/the_action_or_fact_of_making_a_specified_thing_smaller_or_less_in_amount_degree_or_size.wav'><span>the action or fact of making a specified thing smaller or less in amount, degree, or size</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5822/the_action_of_repeating_unnecessarily.wav'><span>the action of repeating unnecessarily</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5822/continued_use_of_a_thing.wav'><span>continued use of a thing</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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