More than 11,000 scientists declare a "climate emergency"
Humanity is on track to face " alone does not fully encompass the scope of the dangers currently facing humanity. The research shows a concerning, albeit unsurprising trend — we have failed to change how we live in a meaningful enough way to reverse the damage we're causing across the board.
Researchers suggest tangible changes in six overarching categories:
Replace fossil fuels with — are from the Paris Climate Accord — a pact in which nearly 200 countries set their own national targets for reducing or controlling pollution of heat-trapping gases. Still, several European cities have declared official climate emergencies, as have New York City and San Francisco.
"The good news is that such transformative change, with social and economic justice for all, promises far greater human well-being than does business as usual," scientists concluded. "We believe that the prospects will be greatest if decision-makers and all of humanity promptly respond to this warning and declaration of a climate emergency and act to sustain life on planet Earth, our only home."
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