LifestyleThe climate time bomb is ticking, but there is still time to stop it

The climate time bomb is ticking, but there is still time to stop it

Main climate scientists around the world They have been documenting the main changes of the Anthropocene for almost a decade, from an atmosphere that does not stop breaking records around the accumulation of carbon dioxide to the loss of biodiversity or the alarming rise in sea level.

This Monday the last part of the gigantic sixth evaluation report of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) has seen the light, a final resounding warning that calls for the world to take swift and drastic action: this is the only way to escape the worst consequences of climate change.

Humanity therefore has the last bullet in the chamber. “Let’s act now or it will be too late”, is the main conclusion of his exhaustive investigation. The summary report is the definitive notice on the exceeding of the threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius. “The efforts of all countries, deadlines and sectors must be accelerated,” says António Guterres, UN Secretary General.

“If governments continue with their current policies, the remaining carbon budget will be exhausted before the next IPCC report, scheduled for 2030,” says Kaisa Kosonen, climate expert at Greenpeace International, as collected The Guardian.

The terrifying data is the preamble of what is to come… but there is still hope

Floods and other extreme weather events are becoming more likely due to climate change.

Heat waves, famine, loss of vital ecosystems, climate refugees from droughts and floods, raging fires, extreme weather events… the latest report reveals that there are already 3,000 million people living in areas “very vulnerable” to climate changeand half the world’s population already suffers severe water scarcity for part of the year.

In addition, with increasing population displacements occurring in Africa, Asia, North, Central and South America, and the South Pacific: human adaptive capacity is nearing its limit, as the 200-year trend of increasing greenhouse gas emissions has not been reversed: The IPCC already warned of this in its first report, which came out in 1990.

However, according to the report, there is still hope of not exceeding 1.5 ºC. “If we act now, we can still ensure a sustainable and livable future for all,” says Hoesung Lee, chair of the IPCC. Currently, thermometers are 1.1 ºC above pre-industrial levels.

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Among the most urgent actions, the rich countries —the main culprits of the cataclysm— must come to net zero greenhouse gas emissions without waiting for the mid-century deadline: it is best that they do it as close to 2040 as possible.

“The climate time bomb is ticking, but today’s report is a practical guide to defusing it. It is a survival guide for humanity.” Do away with fossil fuels and develop climate resilience measures effective is essential, as is the financial contribution of governments, investors, banks and financial regulators.

“Accelerated climate action will only be possible if funding is multiplied a lot,” says Christopher Trisos, one of the report’s authors.

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