The report, signed by more than 15,000 experts from around the world, once again confirms how far the climate crisis has progressed Risking “Earth’s vital signs”. “At least 20 out of 35 indicators The analysis, led by William Ripple and Christopher Wolf, notes the work we have done to track the deterioration of the planet’s health in recent years. “Life on our planet is clearly under siege. We’re entering unknown territory“adds the study published this Tuesday during the International Day to Combat Climate Change.
It has been four years since this international team of scientists created this barometer. measuring the health of the planet. In their first publication, which came to light in 2019, they were already warning about the poor state of various environmental indicators, for example indicators reflecting the increase in global temperatures or the rise of meteorological extremes around the world. Now, with the release of this latest barometer, experts show how many of these indicators are not only worsening, but also deteriorating. We reached record numbers.
“If we do not take clear steps to find a solution to this crisis, everything points to a future of unbearable heat, water and food shortages, and the collapse of entire natural and socioeconomic systems,” warns Wolf. Once again I call for global climate action. “What we do now could make a profound difference for all life on Earth, so We must act with courage and determination“It adds to the manifesto signed by thousands of experts around the world.
“What we do now could make a profound difference for all life on Earth.”
warning signs
The clearest evidence of how deteriorating the “earth’s vital signs” is undoubtedly the increase in global temperature. It is estimated that the world spent at least 38 days with thermometers this year. above 1.5 degrees relative to the average of pre-industrial values. Moreover, as records confirm, this past July we experienced the highest average temperature ever recorded on Earth. There are even those who state that it is probably a number. highest level in the last 100,000 years.
The rise in global temperatures has once again increased numerous extreme weather events and natural disasters. The analysis points to fires in Canada in recent months that have released more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than that country produces in an average year. This “unprecedented fire wave“It has also destroyed thousands of homes, displaced more than 155,000 people and killed at least 50 people so far this year.
climate policy
After repeating all these “warning signs”, the authors of this analysis also reiterate the following: the need to implement “clear and strong” policies“Stopping the progress of the climate crisis. These include, for example, the need to promote the economic transition”avoid excessive consumption“The signing of international agreements depletes the planet’s natural resources”stop multiplying fossil fuels“and a shift to a diet with “less meat and more vegetables,” as well as the protection of natural areas.
“It is essential that all these changes be made taking into account equality and social justice factors.”
“It is important that all these changes are made with due consideration. equality and social justice factors“This is what it says in the manifesto signed by more than 15,000 experts. Especially as confirmed by hundreds of scientific reports,” The climate crisis affects disproportionately ironically to the world’s poorest people, who have had the least part in creating this problem.