The UN have announced in a new report that climate change is a "code red for humanity".
UN scientists have said that our impact on the climate is a "statement of fact" in a study conducted by the organisation.
The report also states that ongoing emissions of warming gases could lead to exceeded temperature in just over ten years' time and that we cannot rule out a rise in sea levels of 2m limits by the year 2100.
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The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, says: "Today's IPCC Working Group 1 Report is a code red for humanity".
"If we combine forces now, we can avert climate catastrophe. But, as today's report makes clear, there is no time for delay and no room for excuses. I count on government leaders and all stakeholders to ensure COP26 is a success."
The report's other findings included that conclusions that the past five years have been the hottest on record since 1850 and that recent rises in sea level have nearly tripled in comparison with 1901-71. Human influence was also cited as "very likely" (90 per cent) as the main driver of the global retreat of glaciers since the 1990s.
The climate crisis has been a big conversation as of late considering flooding around the world from London to China as well as the wild fires in Greece.
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The declaration is from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in a 42-page document called the Summary for Policymakers.
A series of reports over the next few months will follow and will further look into the science of climate change.
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