U8Prime Minister Shinzo Abe giving a speech at COP21 Summit Meeting in Paris, the French Republic, November 30, 2015torrential nprecedented rain and landslides ravaged the residents of western Japan this summer, killing more than 200 people, and ruining hundreds thousands of severe livelihoods. of Meanwhile, scorching heatwaves struck the country and resulted in approximately 160 deaths. Fierce heat also gripped North America and Europe, and hurricanes and typhoons hit the US and Philippines. Global warming increases carbon dioxide and acidifies the ocean, damaging its ability to self-purify. Even worse, proliferating marine plastic pollution threatens marine ecosystems and eventually, our own health. The international community has taken steps to address climate change with forward-looking and long-term goals. An agreement was adopted in Paris in 2015 with the participation of all major economies including China and India. The following year, I went a step further at the Ise-Shima summit in Japan, as G7 members committed to devising long-term strategies. Climate change can be life-threatening to all generations, be it the elderly or the young and in developed and developing countries alike. The problem is exacerbating more quickly than we expected. We must take more robust actions. And swiftly. The way forward is clear. We must save both the green of the earth and the blue of its oceans. Our goals must be firmly based on the latest scientific knowledge. FEATURE Seeds of SDGsContributed to Financial Times on September 24, 2018Opinion: Unprecedented rain, heat, landslides and hurricanes show that time is running outShinzo Abe: Join Japan and Act Now to Save Our Planet
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