A report published ahead of the summit declared that the impacts of climate change are accelerating – growth rates of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere were nearly 20% higher in the 2015-19 period than the previous five years, while the average rate of sea level rise has increased to 5mm per year over roughly the same period. “And change is coming whether you like it or not.”īut how long that awakening takes could be decisive for warming this century. “ The world is waking up,” Thunberg told world leaders at the recent UN Climate Action Summit. From the efforts of activists in different countries, radical “ Green New Deals” are emerging as a bold, political response to the climate crisis.
The movement that started with Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg in August 2018 has now mobilised millions, while Extinction Rebellion and other protest groups have escalated their campaigns on streets around the world. The global strike on Friday Septemwas the largest demonstration for climate action in history.
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