Scientists Release Urgent , 'Final Warning' , On Climate Crisis.
'The Guardian' reports that scientists have issued a
"final warning" regarding the climate crisis as they claim
the world is on the brink of irrevocable damage.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
comprised of the world's top climate researchers, released
the final part of its six part assessment on March 20.
'The Guardian' reports that the comprehensive
review boils down to one clear message: , act now, before its too late.
UN secretary general António Guterres emphasized
the message of the report, stating that the world requires , "climate action on all fronts:
everything, everywhere all at once.".
This report is a clarion call to massively
fast-track climate efforts by every country
and every sector and on every timeframe, Kaisa Kosonen, Climate expert at Greenpeace International, via 'The Guardian'.
According to the IPCC assessment, extreme weather
caused by climate change has resulted in increased
deaths from rapidly rising temperatures in all regions.
Among the devastation already inflicted on large areas of the globe,
the assessment sites millions of lives destroyed by droughts
and floods, increasing hunger and loss of vital ecosystems.
This report is definitely a final warning
on 1.5C. If governments just stay on their
current policies, the remaining carbon
budget will be used up before
the next IPCC report [due in 2030], Kaisa Kosonen, Climate expert at Greenpeace International, via 'The Guardian'.
According to the IPCC, over three billion people
already live in parts of the world that are
"highly vulnerable" to climate breakdown.
The report warns that the world is already approaching
the limit to which it is able to adapt to severe changes, as
weather extremes are "increasingly driving displacement."