What do people think of the latest 11,263 scientists from over 150 countries declaring a 'Climate Emergency' in their latest paper.
Leave Greta out of the conversation please.....
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https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biz088/5610806</a><br><br>I often read people say (here and elsewhere) well what do we need to do to fix it?
They have offered 6 measures we as a society need to get our head around and should undertake to address the issue.
I've outlined them below (summary below from news.com.au)
COALITION OF SCIENTISTS’ “SIX CLEAR MEASURES” TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE
•Energy:Implement massive conservation practices; replace fossil fuels with clean renewables; leave remaining stocks of fossil fuels in the ground; eliminate subsidies to fossil fuel companies; and impose carbon fees that are high enough to restrain the use of fossil fuels.
•Short-lived pollutants:Swiftly cut emissions of methane, hydrofluorocarbons, soot and other short-lived climate pollutants. This has the potential to reduce the short-term warming trend by more than 50 per cent over the next few decades.
•Nature:Restrain massive land clearing. Restore and protect ecosystems such as forests, grasslands and mangroves, which would greatly contribute to the sequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide, a key greenhouse gas.
•Food:Eat mostly plants and consume fewer animal products. This dietary shift would significantly reduce emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases and free up agricultural lands for growing human food rather than livestock feed. Reducing food waste is also critical – the scientists say at least one-third of all food produced ends up as garbage.
•Economy:Convert the economy’s reliance on carbon fuels to address human dependence on the biosphere. Shift goals away from the growth of gross domestic product and the pursuit of affluence. Curtail the extraction of materials and exploitation of ecosystems to maintain long-term biosphere sustainability.
•Population:Stabilise global population, which is increasing by more than 200,000 people a day, using approaches that ensure social and economic justice.
