A call to climate action

The science is clear, students are striking, and publics around the globe are demanding a new level of leadership to tackle the climate crisis before it is too late. Climate extremes are inflicting serious economic losses on nations, and climate-driven issues such as sea-level rise, regional aridifi...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2019-05, Vol.364 (6443), p.807-807
Main Authors: Overpeck, Jonathan T, Conde, Cecilia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Biodiversity loss
Carbon dioxide
Climate
Disease spread
Economic impact
Emergency preparedness
Fossil fuels
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
Leadership
Natural disasters
Sea level
Sea level rise
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Summary:The science is clear, students are striking, and publics around the globe are demanding a new level of leadership to tackle the climate crisis before it is too late. Climate extremes are inflicting serious economic losses on nations, and climate-driven issues such as sea-level rise, regional aridification, food shortages, disease spread, and massive biodiversity loss only promise ever-worsening costs. Progress has been too slow since 195 countries signed the 2015 Paris Agreement committing to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above preindustrial levels. To prevent planetary climate disaster, we must all work to speed up bold initiatives that ensure a rapid exit from the era of fossil fuels, and drive carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere down to zero in a manner that benefits everyone on the planet, not just a few.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.aay1525