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Global Climate Urgency THE IMPORTANCE OF 1.5°C
At 1.5°C temperature rise, climate impact is a concern, but beyond that
it gets much worse. Here’s the difference between 1.5°C and 2°C:
Sustainability is a matter of long-term survival, intergenerational justice, and equity. The planet is in a state of climate
emergency, necessitating immediate mitigation measures. Years of burning fossil fuels have released greenhouse gases
(GHG), resulting in a global average temperature increase of 1.1 to 1.2°C. Every degree of temperature increase brings
The difference The difference 2x likely that 1 meter of
more damage to planet Earth. But we can solve this problem if we reduce human emissions to zero. Earth can naturally between 70% between 6 mil or insects and vital sea-level rise.
absorb more carbon than it releases, but we can help by finding ways to pull carbon out of the atmosphere and or 99% of coral 16 mil affected pollinators will
reefs dying by sea-level rise lose half their
sequester it. habitat.
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
DRIVERS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE
SOURCES OF CO 2 EMISSIONS WORLDWIDE
SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT
OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ECOLOGICAL IMPACT OF
CLIMATE CHANGE
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