Environment Alert: Humanity has a ‘brief and rapidly closing window’ to avoid a hotter, deadly future, U.N. climate report says

Drawing on thousands of academic studies from around the globe, the report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change finds that climate change is already causing "widespread disruption" to human society and the natural world. Failure to curb pollution from fossil fuels and other human activities, it says, will condemn the world to a future that is universally dangerous and deeply unequal. The developing nations and vulnerable communities that contributed the least to warming will suffer the most from its consequences. But there is a glimmer of hope in the 2,000-page report: Humanity still has time to shift Earth's warming trajectory, scientists say. Eliminating emissions, investing in adaptation and providing support for those affected most can help secure a safer world. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for alerts Environment Alert Feb. 28, 6:02 a.m. EST Humanity has a 'brief and rapidly closing window' to avoid a hotter, deadly future, U.N. climate report says Drawing on thousands of academic studies from around the globe, the report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change finds that climate change is already causing "widespread disruption" to human society and the natural world. Failure to curb pollution from fossil fuels and other human activities, it says, will condemn the world to a future that is universally dangerous and deeply unequal. The developing nations and vulnerable communities that contributed the least to warming will suffer the most from its consequences. But there is a glimmer of hope in the 2,000-page report: Humanity still has time to shift Earth's warming trajectory, scientists say. Eliminating emissions, investing in adaptation and providing support for those affected most can help secure a safer world. Read more   Advertisement

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