UN scientists say it's 'now or never' to limit global warming - BBC News

UN scientists have unveiled a plan that they believe can limit the root causes of dangerous climate change.

A key UN body said in a report that there must be "rapid, deep and immediate" cuts in carbon dioxide emissions.

Global emissions of CO2 would need to peak within three years to stave off the worst impacts.

Even then, the world would also need technology to suck CO2 from the skies by mid-century.

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[Rm]

This is something that every human being should be pushing and speaking about EVERYDAY and like putting an effort to help the planet . Nobody cares earth does not have enough attention for the world . Until cities start flooding and food isn’t available and people start climate migrating people will listen, and by then it will be too late

[goknurcevik]

Why isn’t this like everywhere this should be the most popular topic right now

[LunarCauldron]

So fucked up that the world cares more about money than saving the planet we live on.
IM TIRED 😩😩😩😩

[theearthstorebambootoothbr]

*The best way to curb climate change?*
Reduce greenhouse gases such as crude oil, natural gas, and coal.

*How do we do that?*
- Transition from materials like plastic to sustainable + eco-friendly ones like bamboo.
- Transition from fossil fuels for energy to renewable ones like solar, wind, and hydropower.
- Find solutions to minimize energy and resource waste around the globe.

_"The first wealth is health."_ - Ralph Waldo Emerson 🌎

[augustus]

The thing that's so messed up is that if this video on the *literal* looming apocalypse drew the same attention as Will Smith slapping someone at the Oscars, we wouldn't be in this mess to begin with.

[djayjp]

Absolutely zero chance of reaching peak emissions in the next 3 years, unfortunately.

[Queen-tjou]

the sad reality is even though we're not a big contributor of carbon emissions, we're still the one who suffered the most. My beloved country is currently suffering from catastrophic situations like floods and landslides bc of climate change, and those developed countries continue to launch disastrous goods, products, and stuffs and they never even care about the consequences.

[gamingtonight]

When the reporter proudly says, "10% of world energy is through clean energy!", what he didn't tell you, is it was 10% in 1999 - 23 years ago!

[horribleoggy]

I’m sure half the planet don’t care and the other half will never win

[buggyridge]

About 50 years too late. We started down this path in 1970 and then kinda forgot about it. It all comes down to soil, water and food. Climate will heal itself as we heal the environment. I spent over 3 decades in the conservation field working with farmers and planting trees.

[Jen-Yueh_Hu]

I proposed some modifications in my previous company that would reduce emissions while being profitable. (By that I mean the investment to install the equipment would be recovered by the equipment themselves.) The company refused to act and instead focused on a more polluting path. The company is tiny so my failure is not that bad, but if there are a million more failures like that around the world? There is no way global warming would be stopped.

[meejinhuang]

The key is sustainability. This must be practiced by everyone on the planet and the sooner the better.

[doctorpanigrahi]

If you really want to save the environment then consume less, but every industry wants to out do its previous production records ! In order to save the environment you have to basically bear an economic recession.

[sosickandtiredofalltheneed]

I am from a country in the Pacific. Before we only have up to Signal No. 4 for storms. Now its up to Signal No. 5 the bad thing about it is we are not even a big carbon emitter but we always have the strongest storms every year . And its serious. Its killing infrastructure, and lives.

[lancep]

If it’s now or never it’ll be never. If you put pressure on politicians they’ll pass a resolution to debate whether or not they should think about doing literally anything.

[ronkirk]

I'm 72 and I predict the younger generation will be cursing my generation to high heaven when the global climate becomes almost unbearable in 20 years time. I'm leaving no descendants (I read 'The Population Bomb' in the late 60's), I've always lived modestly preferring experiences and maximum free time to materialism, and I've been living as green as possible the last 15 years, but I fear we can not do enough to curb greenhouse gases at this late date. And there is, of course, the tipping points such as the possibility of massive methane releases from hydrates in the warming oceans and thawing permafrost which could result in 'game over'.

[hivemistressherguineapigfa]

Exactly! If selfish & wealthy people would just stop pratting around...

[josejr.francisco]

the UN and the government should support and assist in the production of renewable energy because rich nations only can afford this sort of innovation

[brownbearboxproductions]

It’s sad that we’ll look back and realise that no one did anything

[mlic]

I’m just a kid man, I don’t wanna grow up in a future where I can’t be healthy, I just wanna have a good future.