Almost 200 countries have signed up to the Paris climate accord, which aims to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), ideally no more than 1.5 C (2.7 F), by the end of the century compared to pre-industrial times.
The 3,000-page report “provides an unprecedented degree of clarity about the future of our planet, and the need to reduce – and ultimately eliminate – our emissions of greenhouse gases,” said Zeke Hausfather of the Breakthrough Institute, a global environmental research center.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Climate change report from IPCC warns of a ‘code red for humanity’
On 08-09-2021 : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Code red for humanity’: UN report gives stark warning on climate change, says wild weather events will worsen
Hundreds of top scientists released a devastating report Monday on the danger that human-caused climate change poses to the world.
Calling it “code red for humanity” the landmark report was released in Geneva by the United Nations
“It is more likely than not” that the world’s temperatures will increase to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels sometime over the next 20 years, and 2C by 2100 – the report, authored by 234 scientists in 66 countries, published on Monday said. Temperatures currently stand at around 1.2C above pre-industrial levels.”
https://news.yahoo.com/planet-breaking-down-firefighters-speak-131305530.html
Weather extremes, fossil fuel pollution cost US $240 billion: study
“The evidence is undeniable: the more fossil fuels we burn, the faster the climate continues to change,”
“Costs to human health from air pollution caused by fossil fuels averaged $188 billion a year over the past decade, it estimated, while losses from weather extremes such as droughts, heat waves and floods averaged $52 billion.”
“the $240 billion costs, equivalent to 1.2 percent of U.S. gross domestic product”
“The combined cost of extreme weather and pollution from fossil fuels would climb to $360 billion a year in the next decade, the study said.”
How much air pollution comes from cars?
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“According to the EPA, motor vehicles collectively cause 75 percent of carbon monoxide pollution in the U.S.”
“The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) estimates that on-road vehicles cause one-third of the air pollution that produces smog in the U.S., and transportation causes 27 percent of greenhouse gas emissions.”
Climate Change Investing: The Greatest Opportunity In History
“So, what can we do? Is civilization doomed? My answer is “Absolutely not!”
The issues pointed out in Limits to Growth and backed up by subsequent experimental results offers humanity the kind of opportunity that exceeds any economic potential ever experienced in the historical record.”
“Complacent optimism is the feeling of a child waiting for presents. Conditional optimism is the feeling of a child who is thinking about building a treehouse. “If I get some wood and nails and persuade some other kids to help do the work, we can end up with something really cool.
Think of the fortunes made during the Industrial Revolution – fortunes that exist even to the present day”
The Simplest Explanation of Global Warming Ever
The Simplest Explanation of Global Warming Ever
Earth energy budget diagram, with incoming and outgoing radiation (values are shown in W/m^2). Satellite instruments (CERES) measure the reflected solar, and emitted infrared radiation fluxes. The energy balance determines Earth’s climate.
Global Warming : NASA : Temperature Map
NASA | A Year in the Life of Earth’s CO2
NASA: Global Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
Canada is warming at twice the global rate, report says
The Uninhabitable Earth
New York Magazine … See Only If You Have Strong Nervous System … “Worst Case Scenarios ! The Uninhabitable Earth” … Annotated Edition – The facts, research, and science behind the climate-change – article that explored our planet’s worst-case scenarios.





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