If you’re here it’s because you know that addressing the climate crisis is no longer somebody else’s problem.
The Paris agreement outlined a plan to keep global warming below 2 degrees celsius, since then environmental reports have stressed the importance of limiting global warming to 1.5ºC. Why? Because the reality is that climate change is happening faster, and with more devastating consequences than any of us could have imagined.
An IPCC special report on climate change above 1.5ºC outlined with high confidence some of the substantial effects on humans.
“Any increase in global temperature (e.g, +0.5°C) is projected to affect human health, with primarily negative consequences. Lower risks are projected at 1.5°C than at 2°C for heat-related morbidity and mortality.”
We’ve all been left appalled at scenes of bewildered polar bears left exposed as they float on meagre blocks of ice. According to WWF the Arctic is warming approximately twice as fast as the global average, causing the ice that polar bears depend on to melt away. You may also recall the complete collapse of Antarctica’s Conger Shelf last year. An area approximately the size of Rome.
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