Climate Facts: Rising temperatures causing more deaths globally

The complexities of climate change and its associated jargon can prove difficult to digest.

TheCable’s quick climate facts will help demystify these concepts through easy-to-understand and straight-to-the-point explanations.

Here are some to keep at the tip of your fingers:

• A new report by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) says the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) fall miles short of what is needed to meet net-zero goal.

• A report by the Lancet Countdown says rising temperatures are causing more deaths and the spread of infectious diseases globally, while also worsening drought and food security.

• The report added that climate change, especially in 2023, which was the hottest year on record, added 50 extra days of dangerously high temperatures for the average person.

• The Conserve Energy Future says about 15 percent of the carbon released into the environment is caused by  deforestation and change in the use of land.