Climate scientist Prof. Katharine Hayhoe breaks down the big takeways for us from the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Synthesis Report on climate change. The IPCC is the leading world body for the assessment of climate change.
Here are the big takeaways from the @IPCC_CH Synthesis Report released today.
— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@KHayhoe) March 20, 2023
First, climate change has already caused widespread and substantial losses to almost every aspect of human life on this planet, and the impacts on future generations depend on the choices we make NOW. pic.twitter.com/Bgfl9nna8a
Second, every bit of warming matters. The warmer the planet gets, the more widespread and pronounced the changes in both average climate and climate and weather extremes become. pic.twitter.com/CoFGV77yGa
— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@KHayhoe) March 20, 2023
Third, the impacts are very serious: they directly affect our health, our food sources, our water and more. pic.twitter.com/v9MleGDuTl
— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@KHayhoe) March 20, 2023
Fourth, the percentage of animal species exposed to potentially dangerous conditions increases significantly the faster the world warms. In general, ocean species like coral and tropical species are most at risk. pic.twitter.com/4Rn1nNmDno
— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@KHayhoe) March 20, 2023
The "burning embers" diagram originally conceptualized by Steve Schneider and others so long ago has been updated to show even higher risks at lower temperature thresholds. To be honest, not unexpected. The "experiment" we're conducting with our planet is unprecedented. pic.twitter.com/epJPVL6RjT
— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@KHayhoe) March 20, 2023
So given this dire news, surely we are well on our way to cutting our carbon emissions, no?
— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@KHayhoe) March 20, 2023
No.
The synthesis report is crystal clear: we are not doing nearly enough to avoid dangerous impacts, let alone achieve the targets of the Paris Agreement. pic.twitter.com/Z4OcpqML3N
Our choices matter and the faster we act, the better off we will all be – all of us who call this planet home. pic.twitter.com/VIpQtqRdB7
— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@KHayhoe) March 20, 2023
Finally, so many of the solutions are (a) already available today, and (b) benefit us in so many ways — addressing health, equity, justice, and even economic concerns while increasing resilience and accelerating the transition to a clean energy future. pic.twitter.com/I4wrYOs45U
— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@KHayhoe) March 20, 2023
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