| ( Additional references: • UN Sustainable Development Goals: Climate Action • UN Global Issues: Climate Change • 2015 Paris Climate Conference ) 3.) Additional Climate Change Studies Released In November: a.) That large areas of the Arctic are turning brown—that is, the plant ecosystem there (that normally absorbs excess carbon in our atmosphere during the warmer months)—is dying— due to extremely stressful weather events, such as ‘frost drought’ and ‘extreme winter warming’ (by University of Sheffield (UK) researchers). [ 4 ] |
| • There is no more time to waste. As the ferocity of this summer’s wildfires and heatwaves shows, the world is changing before our eyes. We are careering towards the edge of the abyss. Every day we fail to act is a day that we step a little closer towards a fate that none of us wants – a fate that will resonate through generations in the damage done to humankind and life on earth. ( See the complete speech HERE. ) c.) And last month, WMO Secretary- General, Petteri Taalas warned that, “Without rapid cuts in CO2 and other greenhouse gases, climate change will have increasingly destructive and irreversible impacts on life on Earth. The window of opportunity for action is almost closed.” |
