UN global warming report issues dire warning

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said in a new report that the livability of the planet is at stake, with the lead author calling it a "life-or-death situation" for some.

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[chrisw]

the comments here make me understand I will probably watch the world come to an end.

[wolfeyes]

Just reading the comments below i can see why we are sending ourselves to our own demise.
So many people who think they are experts on the subject, just like those who watch a sport, shouting at the TV as if the could do a better job coaching a game and yet rather than doing so, are the ones sitting at home shouting at the TV screen.

Everyone thinks they are an expert and yet haven't fully understood what is being said, what it means and the effect we have on the earth.
This is why we will fail, too many who think they are right but when the time comes, will blame others for the situation they themselves have put themselves in because they were too foolish to listen when they had time to make a change, to make a difference.

[tesla.]

What about air travel and shipping? Don’t they contribute to co2 as well? Why does the media only talk about electric cars all the time?

[play-uhum]

*Maybe call it Global HEATING instead of WARMING. Sounds more alarming. Remember we still have good feels about the word WARM with how we're raised and taught. Warm hugs are good. Warm relationships are better than cold shoulders. The warmth of the fireplace is better than winter chills. It's just word choice, but words shape cognition. Consider that.*

[karjii]

Do you guys ever think that we are possibly the LAST GENERATION before the apocalypse, I do

[octopibingo]

Tell Mexico, China, Russia and India. I'm sure they'll take it to heart.

[GreatBoneStructure]

All of the righteous contrarians here, with no science background, no facts, no research - YOU ARE THE PROBLEM. Just get out of the way.

[bobbyharper]

We have exceeded the carrying capacity of the earth. The only solution is less humans.

[madraven]

Look at the construction cranes behind her. Nothing says infinite growth like a forest of construction cranes.

[antiprogpragmatist]

I’m waiting a few more years for the next announcement when they tell us that we only have a few years left to do something...or maybe two or three more announcements after that...then maybe I’ll think about it

[ohohvalerie]

I am scared and disappointed. I wish there was more I could do other than write Congress because here in the U.S. the president appointed a coal lobbyist to lead the environmental protection agency. They don't care unless it makes money. It's sad. I feel hopeless

[brucedavidson]

Tax carbon force people to carpool (at gunpoint if need be) and shut down coal mines and factory's its that simple.

[Tearingtacos]

We should start extracting and taking all the ice we can from huge ice bergs that are breaking in the antartic, bringing them on land and using them as water, instead of letting them melt into the ocean, anyone?

[pabl]

They need to put the impacts of climate change in terms of hamburgers, internet, and air conditioning, NOT in terms of coral reefs, forests, and warmer temperatures.

[gabrielbiscarr]

It's like she's dancing around how bad it actually is. The scientists are massively miss communicating, 50% of coral reefs already died. And in just 20 YEARS they could be 100% gone definitely within 30 years our grand children won't see coral reefs alive that is. Most of the world's rainforest are gone to due farming. Fish off the coast of Alaska are quickly being fished to extinction. Everything is connected and the delicate balance of life has been interfered with by our carbon footprint.

[duudleDreamz]

Vote with your money, buy an electric car next time. (As big car companies see Tesla's success they are all rushing to convert to making electric cars.)

[namgoshr]

Funny how all these UN executives fly in private jets wasting way more fuel than any middle class person is capable of

[SNORKYMEDIA]

The UN issued a dire warning saying we only have 11 years to the 1980's...

[frang]

The meat industry is one of the main reasons this is happening

[kenvandeburgt]

Get Canada out of the Paris Agreement. Its a very bad deal for Canada.