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"The world’s people face “untold suffering due to the climate crisis”
unless there are major transformations to global society, according to a
stark warning from more than 11,000 scientists.
“We declare clearly and unequivocally that planet Earth is facing a
climate emergency,” it states. “To secure a sustainable future, we must
change how we live. [This] entails major transformations in the ways our
global society functions and interacts with natural ecosystems.”
There is no time to lose, the scientists say: “The climate crisis has
arrived and is accelerating faster than most scientists expected. It is
more severe than anticipated, threatening natural ecosystems and the
fate of humanity.”
The statement is published in the journal BioScience on the 40th
anniversary of the first world climate conference, which was held in
Geneva in 1979. The statement was a collaboration of dozens of
scientists and endorsed by further 11,000 from 153 nations. The
scientists say the urgent changes needed include ending population
growth, leaving fossil fuels in the ground, halting forest destruction
and slashing meat eating."
Via Glyn Moody.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
