Supported by: Ariane Burgess*, Colin Beattie*, Emma Roddick*, Laura Moodie*, Kate Nevens* *S7M-01162 Paul McLennan: Global Impacts of El Niño and Other Extreme Weather Events— That the Parliament notes with concern reports highlighted by the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) regarding the accelerating impacts of climate change and the growing risks posed to communities across the globe; further notes the warning by the UN Secretary- General, António Guterres, that the world has entered a “danger zone of extreme weather” as the impacts of El Niño are increasingly felt worldwide; recognises the WMO's assessment that the current El Niño event could be among the strongest experienced in more than 70 years and persist until at least February 2027; understands that El Niño is altering weather patterns across the globe, contributing to drought in some regions while increasing the likelihood and severity of flooding, storms and other extreme weather events in others, and that these impacts are occurring alongside and amplifying the effects of human-induced climate change; further understands that recent catastrophic flooding in Himalayan countries, devastating flooding and extreme weather events in the Atlas Mountains region of North Africa, and a recent hurricane affecting Hawaii are part of a wider pattern of increasingly frequent and severe climate-related disasters; acknowledges that the internationally agreed target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is now expected to be surpassed; believes that those communities that have contributed least to global greenhouse gas emissions are often those suffering the gravest impacts of climate breakdown; further believes that industrialised western nations, whose historic emissions have played a significant role in driving climate change, have a moral responsibility to provide meaningful financial support, compensation and climate adaptation funding to countries and communities experiencing loss and damage; supports efforts to strengthen international climate justice, resilience and disaster recovery mechanisms, and calls on governments at all levels to pursue ambitious emissions reductions while ensuring that support reaches those most affected by the climate emergency.