Climate Change in the news
Global citizen, Climate Change : What you need to know, by Angi Varrial, June 1, 2023
Climate change, generally associated with global warming of the planet, goes beyond an increase in the Earth’s surface temperature. It also involves “alterations in various climate patterns and systems, including precipitation, wind patterns, ocean currents, and the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events”. This change is directly linked to human activities since the industrial revolution brought about by developed countries. Unfortunately, people who are most affected by the associate shifts in climate patterns are not the ones responsible for it. Vulnerable populations, living in underdeveloped country (and the most marginalized communities such as indigenous people, women and children) suffer the most from its impacts (2 billion people in 2022 are highly exposed to environmental hazards, IEP). These environmental hazards certainly lead to social crisis. However, we can still act on climate change and take concrete measures at global and personal level to reduce GHG emissions by 2030.
Global citizen, IPCC Report: We Can Still Avoid Climate Disaster But We *Really* Need to Act NOW, by Jaxx Artz, March 21, 2023
A lot has
been done since the disruption of climate change talks. Even if climate migration
efforts help to “hopefully” avoid a temperature up to 4°c by 2100 thanks to
green energy projects, the world must remain focused and mobilized in all
fronts “everything, everywhere, all at once”, declared Antonio Guterres. To
achieve this, governments and companies need to triple or sixfold the $600
billion they currently spend each year on clean energy. They also need to take “multiple,
feasible, and effective actions” by investing in renewable energy, reducing oil
and gas projects, adapting habits, reforesting and removing carbon dioxide from
the planet. All these efforts won’t certainly prevent the temperature from rising
by 1.5°C by 2030s, but they will probably help to achieve the 2°C target by
2050.
Water level at Amazon port in Brazil hits lowest point in 121 years amid drought, Reuters, Octobrer 16, 2023
The Guardian
points out that the lowering of the level of the major river in Brazil is an
historic event directly linked to climate change and its effects. This event
has immediate repercussions: stranded boats, food and water shortages, spread
of diseases and endangered life species (100 endangered river dolphins). This
event is due to the lack of rain for three months, causing physical distress to
the direct ecosystem. This article demonstrate that climate change is no longer
an abstract subject, but has direct negative consequences on populations and threatens
life on earth. The bottom line is that urgent adaptation and mitigation actions
must be taken if we are to avoid a recurrence of these scenarios.
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