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"Reading the latest international climate report can feel overwhelming. It
describes how rising temperatures caused by increasing greenhouse gas emissions
from human activities are having rapid, widespread effects on the weather,
climate and ecosystems in every region of the planet, and it says the risks are
escalating faster than scientists expected.
Global temperatures are now 1.1 degree Celsius (2 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer
than at the start of the industrial era. Heat waves, storms, fires and floods
are harming humans and ecosystems. Hundreds of species have disappeared from
regions as temperatures rise, and climate change is causing irreversible
changes to sea ice, oceans and glaciers. In some areas, it’s becoming harder to
adapt to the changes, the authors write.
Still, there are reasons for optimism – falling renewable energy costs are
starting to transform the power sector, for example, and the use of electric
vehicles is expanding. But change aren’t happening fast enough, and the window
for a smooth transition is closing fast, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change report warns. To keep global warming below 1.5 C (2.7 F), it says global
greenhouse gas emissions will have to drop 60% by 2035 compared with 2019
levels.
In the new report, released March 20, 2023, the IPCC summarizes findings from a
series of assessments written over the past eight years and discusses how to
stop the damage. In them, hundreds of scientists reviewed the evidence and
research."
Via Muse.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
