Final call to save the world from 'climate catastrophe'

I NEED EVERYONE TO READ THIS ARTICLE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE!

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45775309

AND THIS ONE

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-45096740

But in case you are really lazy I will summarize it for you:

IF WE DO NOT DO SOMETHING NOW AND GLOBAL TEMPERATURE RISES OVER 1.5C. THERE WILL BE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES! Limiting the warning to 1.5C brings a lot of benefits compared with limiting it to 2C.

“Scientists might want to write in capital letters, ‘ACT NOW, IDIOTS,’ but they need to say that with facts and numbers,” said Kaisa Kosonen, of Greenpeace, who was an observer at the negotiations. “And they have.”

THE 1.5C TEMPERATURE “GUARD RAIL” could be exceeded in only 12 years (2030)!!

We can stay below it - but it will require urgent, large-scale changes from governments and individuals and we will have to invest a massive pile of cash every year, about 2.5% of global gross domestic product (GDP=value of all goods & services produced), for two decades.

THERE NEED TO BE RAPID AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FOUR BIG GLOBAL SYSTEMS: Energy, land use, cities and industries

WELL WHAT CAN YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL DO?

buy less meat, milk, cheese and butter and more locally sourced seasonal food - and throw less of it away • drive electric cars but walk or cycle short distances • take trains and buses instead of planes • use videoconferencing instead of business travel • use a washing line instead of a tumble dryer • insulate homes • demand low carbon in every consumer product

ALSO, MAKE SURE YOU VOTE ON POLITICIANS WHO ARE AWARE OF THIS THREAT, AND READY TO ACT ON IT!

WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DO NOT ACT NOW??

1. You can kiss coral reefs goodbye

2. CHOCOLATE is under threat

A rise in global temperatures causes weather systems to be unpredictable and inconsistent, which would put cacao growing at risk. 

3. The Arctic could melt

If the Arctic melted, many animals who live there would die out. It would also change the way the whole Earth works. AND it is a vicious circle - the less ice there is to reflect heat away from the Earth, the more global warming accelerates.

4. Entire nations would have to move

If the sea level rises too much, nations in and near the ocean will be flooded, and unable to stay where they are now. 

5. UNPREDICTABLE RAIN WILL CAUSE FLOODING AND DROUGHT

6. MANY SPECIES WILL DIE OUT, WHICH WILL ALSO AFFECT THE WHOLE ECO SYSTEM

These were the consequences written about in the articles but I’m sure there are many more. It will be incredibly expensive for governments to get the global warming down, but if everyone does SOMETHING it would help.

“The report is clear that if governments just fulfill the pledges they made in the Paris agreement for 2030, it is not good enough. It will make it very difficult to consider global warming of 1.5C,“ said Prof Jim Skea. 

“This is the moment where we need to decide” said Kaisa Kosonen. “We want to move to clean energy, sustainable lifestyles. We want to protect our forests and species. This is the moment that we will remember; this is the year when the turning point happened.”

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY RANT, PLEASE SPREAD AND MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF THIS THREAT!

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