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"“The science is clear. The world is in a state of climate emergency, and we
need to shift into emergency gear.” This is the opening sentence on the UN’s
Environment Program (UNEP) page on climate emergency.
The first part of the sentence is indisputable. Not only is the science clear,
but scientists are also increasingly vocal, using the term ‘climate emergency’
more frequently in their publications. A recent
Washington Post article
revealed a significant rise in papers mentioning “climate emergency” in the
Web of Science research database, from 32 in 2015 to 862 in 2022.
The second part is also a no brainer if we listen to the science. As Ripple et
al. argue in a recent paper:
“In 2023, we witnessed an extraordinary series of climate-related records being
broken around the world. The rapid pace of change has surprised scientists and
caused concern about the dangers of extreme weather, risky climate feedback
loops, and the approach of damaging tipping points sooner than expected
(Armstrong McKay et al. 2022, Ripple et al. 2023).”
Yet, while the scientific community is unequivocal about the climate crisis and
its dire repercussions, it’s not clear if most people see climate change as an
emergency. Don’t get me wrong, most people recognize climate change is real and
human-driven. However, it doesn’t mean they also view it as an emergency that
requires “to shift into emergency gear.”"
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
