Felix Dodds comments on sustainable development, coffee & life

Belém, 6 November 2025 Excellencies, Excelências, Agradeço ao Presidente Lula, ao Presidente da COP, e ao Governo e ao povo do Brasil pela calorosa hospitalidade   em Belém. Muito obrigado pela vossa liderança e firme compromisso com o multilateralismo – num momento em que o nosso mundo está em jogo. President Lula, you have called this the COP of truth. I could not agree more. The hard truth is that we have failed to ensure we remain below 1.5 degrees. Science now tells us that a temporary overshoot beyond the 1.5 limit – starting at the latest in the early 2030s – is inevitable. We need a paradigm shift to limit this overshoot’s magnitude and duration and quickly drive it down. Even a temporary overshoot will have dramatic consequences. It could push ecosystems past irreversible tipping points, expose billions to unlivable conditions, and amplify threats to peace and security. Every fraction of a degree means more hunger, displacement, and loss – especi...

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  10 New Insights in Climate Science for 2025 Land-based carbon sinks are reaching critical limits,  heat stress is driving a sharp decline in labor productivity,  and rising temperatures are worsening outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases. These are a few of the latest insights emerging from research that are highlighted in this year’s  10 New Insights in Climate Science  report. A joint initiative of Future Earth, The Earth League, and the World Climate Research Programme, the report synthesizes the most significant advances in climate research over the past 18 months into ten clear takeaways for policymakers. Launched today by more than 70 globally renowned scientists from 21 countries, the annual reports warns that weaker land sinks, especially forests and soils in the Northern Hemisphere, threaten to derail today’s emissions projections while accelerating global warming. Even the ocean, another vital sink for carbon and heat, is soaking up less carbon d...