Who will act if not we?
Making sense of the IPCC climate change report
With today’s publication of the IPCC report on Climate Change, we are giving over this week’s newsletter to just a few of the many, many helpful resources for understanding the implications of the report’s findings and its recommendations out there. As the report states, “It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land.” The good news? If we act now and we act decisively, it’s not too late
Many media outlets today are attempting to summarise the report and what it means. The Guardian has a good overall summary here
Bloomberg Green has identified its five key takeaways here
Reuters runs through the report’s five possible scenarios and what they mean here
“Not all is lost and humanity can still prevent the planet from getting even hotter. Doing so requires a coordinated effort among countries to stop adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere...which entails a rapid shift away from fossil fuels starting immediately.” The New York Times on what needs to be done
The IPCC has also published an interactive climate atlas where you can explore your region's potential climate future. Check it out here
“To be alive right now is to find ourselves flattened against the fact that the entire human world—our cities and infrastructure, our economy and education system, our farms and factories, our laws and politics—was built for a different planet.” In a lengthy Substack post, Climate Futurist Alex Steffen explores how to remake our world in the face of the Climate Crisis.