Scientists Declare A Climate Emergency, Warn Of ‘Untold Human Suffering’
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING More than 11,000 scientists from 153 countries have declared a climate emergency, warning in a new report that “untold human suffering” is “unavoidable” without drastic action. Ripple, one of the study’s authors, called for a holistic solution that also addresses social justice issues and honors “the diversity of humans around the world.” The scientists’ warning comes one day after the third anniversary of the Paris climate agreement officially going into effect on November 4, 2016, and one day after President Donald Trump officially began the process to withdraw the U.S. from the accord. After analyzing more than 40 years worth of public data on everything from energy consumption, emissions, and the Earth’s surface temperature to land use, fertility rates, and GDP, the researchers laid out six areas where “humanity should take immediate steps” in order to slow down the impacts of a warming world: energy, short-lived pollutants, nature, food, the economy and population. The world needs to move away from valuing GDP growth, the study argues, and instead prioritize “sustaining ecosystems and improving human well-being by prioritizing basic needs and reducing inequality.” Finally, global population must be stabilized and “ideally gradually reduced,” the study says, noting that this must be done “within a framework that ensures social integrity.” This will require initiatives that make family planning available to all, achieving “full gender equity,” and making primary and secondary education a “global norm.” “Now is the time to have a much broader debate on how we fight climate change,” said Ripple.
History of this topic
UN declares ‘decade of deadly heat’, calls for action against climate breakdown
Hindustan Times
As Trump escalates war on facts, scientists warn “we are going to get screwed”
Salon
Climate Change and You: Kicking the can at COP
Live Mint
Why do so many people ignore major threats like climate change?
Salon
Climate myopia: This year’s CoP was a big disappointment but small surprise
Live Mint
The upside of climate pessimism
Salon
Letters to the Editor: Climate change is a global threat, but it isn’t the worst one. This is
LA Times
World leaders urged to fund anticipatory climate actions
China Daily)
Action against climate change ‘robust and will endure’ Trump years, UN climate chief tells COP29
Firstpost
2015-2024 declared hottest decade ever as COP29 kicks off in Baku
India Today
Extreme weather poses threat to people's health
China Daily
Extreme weather poses threat to people's health
China Daily
A shadow ‘financial crisis’ has cost the world $2 trillion
CNN
Heat, air pollution, disease: How climate change affects health
New Indian Express
The people cracking the world's toughest climate words
BBC
Testing time: on climate action and President Trump
The Hindu
Climate scientists fear Trump will destroy progress in his second term – and the outcome could be ‘grim’
The Independent
Health risks of climate change reach record-breaking levels
China Daily
The world acted too late to avert climate catastrophes. Now the US effort to deal with them is struggling.
Politico
Tech Solutions to the Climate Crisis: A Global Perspective
Hindustan Times
Climate change despair has never been higher — but experts say hope is still possible
Salon
Our climate change challenge
LA Times
Climate crisis data: A critical guide to government responses
Hindustan Times
UN chief calls for action to stem ‘extreme heat epidemic’
Al Jazeera
Humans caused climate change. Amid the suffering, now they must solve it
The Independent
Nearly 5 billion people lived under extreme temperatures in June, study finds
The Independent
‘Scared as hell’: Climate scientists risk jobs, jail to save dying planet
Al Jazeera
Random Forays: Climate change- understanding what we can do
Hindustan Times
Climate change a top priority for India's Gen Z voters. Are parties listening?
India TodayUN climate chief presses for faster action, says humans have 2 years left ‘to save the world’
Associated PressUN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023
Associated Press
Emergency Planners Are Having a Moment
Wired
The untold story behind climate change: we've known about the crisis for a while
Hindustan Times
Climate change can make some people feel hopeless. Here's what can be done about it
Salon
A leading data scientist's journey from doomism to climate hope
BBC
Climate crisis may kill 14.5 million people and inflict USD 12.5 trillion economic loss by 2050
New Indian Express
Doctors must be treated as a source for climate and health discipline
Hindustan Times
Unpacking the first ever COP ‘Health Day’
The Hindu
A terrifying glimpse into Earth's future: Scientists simulate a 'runaway greenhouse effect' - and say it could turn our planet into an uninhabitable HELL in just a few hundred years
Daily MailHeard at UN climate talks: Quotes that tell the story
Associated Press
Progress on climate change has been too slow. But it’s been real
Hindustan TimesA climate conference hosted by an oil-rich country. That’s just one of the contradictions at the Dubai talks
Associated Press
Climate change is scary. Here’s what gives people hope
LA Times
Earth to warm up to 2.9C even with current climate pledges: UN
Al Jazeera
Earth crosses 2C warning line for first time
The Independent
World failing to get a grip on the climate crisis, says UN chief on new report
Hindustan Times
World severely off track to limit planet-heating emissions: U.N.
The HinduUN chief calls for an “ambition supernova” as nations make minor progress on climate action
Associated Press
Is Biden taking climate change seriously? Here's why some experts want him to declare an emergency
Salon
Planet Earth Is On Life Support, Scientists Warn
Huff PostDiscover Related
