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‘Untold human suffering’: 11,000 scientists from across world unite to declare global climate emergency

‘Despite 40 years of major global negotiations, we conduct business as usual and have failed to address this crisis,’ group says

Phoebe Weston
Science Correspondent

Eleven thousand scientists in 153 countries have declared a climate emergency and warned that “untold human suffering” is unavoidable without huge shifts in the way we live.

The letter is based on climate science that was first established in 1979 at the first World Climate Conference held in Geneva. For decades multiple global bodies have agreed urgent action is needed but greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise.

“Despite 40 years of major global negotiations, we have continued to conduct business as usual and have failed to address this crisis,” said William Ripple, professor of ecology at Oregon State University, who spearheaded the letter.

“Climate change has arrived and is accelerating faster than many scientists expected,” according to the letter published in BioScience.

Researchers say they have a moral obligation to “clearly warn humanity of any catastrophic threat” and “tell it like it is”. “Clearly and unequivocally planet Earth is facing a climate emergency,” they state.

Although there are some positive indicators – such as declining birth rates and a rise in renewable energy use – most indicators suggest humans are rapidly heading in the wrong direction, they say.

Backward steps include rising meat consumption, more air travel, chopping down forests faster than ever and increase in global carbon dioxide emissions. Scientists say they want the public to “understand the magnitude of this crisis, track progress, and realign priorities for alleviating climate change”.

To do so will require major transformations in the ways our global society functions and interacts with natural ecosystems, they say.

The letter focuses on six key objectives: replacing fossil fuels; cutting pollutants like methane and soot; restoring and protecting ecosystems; eating less meat; converting the economy to one that is carbon-free and stabilising population growth.

“Global surface temperature, ocean heat content, extreme weather and its costs, sea level, ocean acidity and land area are all rising,” Professor Ripple said.

“Ice is rapidly disappearing as shown by declining trends in minimum summer Arctic sea ice, Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, and glacier thickness. All of these rapid changes highlight the urgent need for action.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-emergency-scientists-emissions-letter-climate-change-a9185786.html
 

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‘Untold human suffering’: 11,000 scientists from across world unite to declare global climate emergency

‘Despite 40 years of major global negotiations, we conduct business as usual and have failed to address this crisis,’ group says

Phoebe Weston
Science Correspondent

Eleven thousand scientists in 153 countries have declared a climate emergency and warned that “untold human suffering” is unavoidable without huge shifts in the way we live.

The letter is based on climate science that was first established in 1979 at the first World Climate Conference held in Geneva. For decades multiple global bodies have agreed urgent action is needed but greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise.

“Despite 40 years of major global negotiations, we have continued to conduct business as usual and have failed to address this crisis,” said William Ripple, professor of ecology at Oregon State University, who spearheaded the letter.

“Climate change has arrived and is accelerating faster than many scientists expected,” according to the letter published in BioScience.

Researchers say they have a moral obligation to “clearly warn humanity of any catastrophic threat” and “tell it like it is”. “Clearly and unequivocally planet Earth is facing a climate emergency,” they state.

Although there are some positive indicators – such as declining birth rates and a rise in renewable energy use – most indicators suggest humans are rapidly heading in the wrong direction, they say.

Backward steps include rising meat consumption, more air travel, chopping down forests faster than ever and increase in global carbon dioxide emissions. Scientists say they want the public to “understand the magnitude of this crisis, track progress, and realign priorities for alleviating climate change”.

To do so will require major transformations in the ways our global society functions and interacts with natural ecosystems, they say.

The letter focuses on six key objectives: replacing fossil fuels; cutting pollutants like methane and soot; restoring and protecting ecosystems; eating less meat; converting the economy to one that is carbon-free and stabilising population growth.

“Global surface temperature, ocean heat content, extreme weather and its costs, sea level, ocean acidity and land area are all rising,” Professor Ripple said.

“Ice is rapidly disappearing as shown by declining trends in minimum summer Arctic sea ice, Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, and glacier thickness. All of these rapid changes highlight the urgent need for action.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-emergency-scientists-emissions-letter-climate-change-a9185786.html
Someone should have told Wynne that when she was convincing us that the Liberals actually care about climate change while investing in one of the top 20 carbon producing coal plants in the US.
But we should be used to that brand of Liberal hypocrisy by now...afterall, they had to raise money to cover up for their reckless spending somehow right?.

https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2017/07/21/premier-wynne-defends-hydro-one-purchase-of-us-utility-that-owns-a-coal-plant.html
 

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‘Untold human suffering’: 11,000 scientists from across world unite to declare global climate emergency

‘Despite 40 years of major global negotiations, we conduct business as usual and have failed to address this crisis,’ group says

Phoebe Weston
Science Correspondent

Eleven thousand scientists in 153 countries have declared a climate emergency and warned that “untold human suffering” is unavoidable without huge shifts in the way we live.

The letter is based on climate science that was first established in 1979 at the first World Climate Conference held in Geneva. For decades multiple global bodies have agreed urgent action is needed but greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise.

“Despite 40 years of major global negotiations, we have continued to conduct business as usual and have failed to address this crisis,” said William Ripple, professor of ecology at Oregon State University, who spearheaded the letter.

“Climate change has arrived and is accelerating faster than many scientists expected,” according to the letter published in BioScience.

Researchers say they have a moral obligation to “clearly warn humanity of any catastrophic threat” and “tell it like it is”. “Clearly and unequivocally planet Earth is facing a climate emergency,” they state.

Although there are some positive indicators – such as declining birth rates and a rise in renewable energy use – most indicators suggest humans are rapidly heading in the wrong direction, they say.

Backward steps include rising meat consumption, more air travel, chopping down forests faster than ever and increase in global carbon dioxide emissions. Scientists say they want the public to “understand the magnitude of this crisis, track progress, and realign priorities for alleviating climate change”.

To do so will require major transformations in the ways our global society functions and interacts with natural ecosystems, they say.

The letter focuses on six key objectives: replacing fossil fuels; cutting pollutants like methane and soot; restoring and protecting ecosystems; eating less meat; converting the economy to one that is carbon-free and stabilising population growth.

“Global surface temperature, ocean heat content, extreme weather and its costs, sea level, ocean acidity and land area are all rising,” Professor Ripple said.

“Ice is rapidly disappearing as shown by declining trends in minimum summer Arctic sea ice, Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, and glacier thickness. All of these rapid changes highlight the urgent need for action.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-emergency-scientists-emissions-letter-climate-change-a9185786.html
Fake news. What would 11,000 scientists know compared to the climatologist in chief in the WH or the experts on this board.
 

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OK, how does that help
 

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The worlds population must be "gradually reduced", thats borderline anti muslim or at the very least anti Arabic . They average almost 5 children per family compared to less than 2 for an anglo family. Also the worlds population is concentrated in the third world, not in developed countries. What exactly are the scientist suggesting. Sterilization after one child or worse?

By the way what is the perfect temperature for us earthlings, since I guess thats what we are trying to achieve with this climate emergency forced experiment. Just politely asking.
 

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The worlds population must be "gradually reduced", thats borderline anti muslim or at the very least anti Arabic . They average almost 5 children per family compared to less than 2 for an anglo family. Also the worlds population is concentrated in the third world, not in developed countries. What exactly are the scientist suggesting. Sterilization after one child or worse?

By the way what is the perfect temperature for us earthlings, since I guess thats what we are trying to achieve with this climate emergency forced experiment. Just politely asking.
Excellent points.
 

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Never mind stabilizing the population. The signatories to this letter say the world's population must be "gradually reduced."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-for-population-control-in-mass-climate-alarm

Exterminate all the brutes.
One unavoidable issue is the rise of China and India to middle country status. Billions of people are living more comfortable lives and that is having and will have a devastating impact.

Scientists admiring the problem are of very little use, sadly.
 

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One unavoidable issue is the rise of China and India to middle country status. Billions of people are living more comfortable lives and that is having and will have a devastating impact.

Scientists admiring the problem are of very little use, sadly.
Scientists raising the alarm does not solve the problem but hopefully it motivates people to look for solutions. Denying the problem does the opposite.

Yes population growth and urbanization and industrialization exacerbates the problem but you have to look at where the problem is relative to where it might be if nothing is done.
 

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Scientists raising the alarm does not solve the problem but hopefully it motivates people to look for solutions. Denying the problem does the opposite.

Yes population growth and urbanization and industrialization exacerbates the problem but you have to look at where the problem is relative to where it might be if nothing is done.
I’d argue nothing is being done and all the “I believe in climate change and renewable energy” does is make the people destroying the earth feel better about themselves.
 

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I’d argue nothing is being done and all the “I believe in climate change and renewable energy” does is make the people destroying the earth feel better about themselves.
You could argue that but like much of what deniers say it would not be factually correct.
 

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One unavoidable issue is the rise of China and India to middle country status. Billions of people are living more comfortable lives and that is having and will have a devastating impact.

Scientists admiring the problem are of very little use, sadly.
How long did it take after scientists said tobacco kills people before most people stopped smoking and smoking was banned in public places?
 

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How long did it take after scientists said tobacco kills people before most people stopped smoking and smoking was banned in public places?
Yet more people around the world smoke and die from smoking.... so, yeah, great point
 

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You could argue that but like much of what deniers say it would not be factually correct.
Someone else being wrong doesn’t mean you are being impactful by being right. In fact I’d say there is almost (I’m being generous) no difference in impact.
 

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Someone else being wrong doesn’t mean you are being impactful by being right. In fact I’d say there is almost (I’m being generous) no difference in impact.
You are looking at absolute numbers rather than what would otherwise have been. Very different.
 
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