Den stora tråden om global uppvärmning/växthuseffekten

"Thousands of scientists around the world unite to push for declaration of climate emergency
11,263 scientists from 153 countries have joined together to endorse the declaration of a climate emergency, offering six clear measures they believe could avoid “untold human suffering” as a result of climate change.

The group said the declaration is based on the scientific analysis of more than 40 years of publicly available data on energy use, surface temperature, population growth, land clearing, deforestation, polar ice mass, fertility rates, GDP* and carbon emissions from around the world."

SCIENTISTS’ “SIX CLEAR MEASURES” TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE

ENERGY: Implement massive conservation practices; replace fossil fuels with clean renewables; leave remaining stocks of fossil fuels in the ground; eliminate subsidies to fossil fuel companies; and impose carbon fees that are high enough to restrain the use of fossil fuels.

SHORT-LIVED POLLUTANTS: Swiftly cut emissions of methane, hydrofluorocarbons, soot and other short-lived climate pollutants. This has the potential to reduce the short-term warming trend by more than 50 per cent over the next few decades.

NATURE: Restrain massive land clearing. Restore and protect ecosystems such as forests, grasslands and mangroves, which would greatly contribute to the sequestration* of atmospheric carbon dioxide, a key greenhouse gas.

FOOD: Eat mostly plants and consume fewer animal products. This dietary shift would significantly reduce emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases and free up agricultural lands for growing human food rather than livestock feed. Reducing food waste is also critical – the scientists say at least one-third of all food produced ends up as garbage.

ECONOMY: Convert the economy’s reliance on carbon fuels to address human dependence on the biosphere. Shift goals away from the growth of gross domestic product and the pursuit of affluence. Curtail the extraction of materials and exploitation of ecosystems to maintain long-term biosphere sustainability.

POPULATION: Stabilise global population, which is increasing by more than 200,000 people a day, using approaches that ensure social and economic justice.

"Thousands of scientists around the world unite to push for declaration of climate emergency
11,263 scientists from 153 countries have joined together to endorse the declaration of a climate emergency, offering six clear measures they believe could avoid “untold human suffering” as a result of climate change.

The group said the declaration is based on the scientific analysis of more than 40 years of publicly available data on energy use, surface temperature, population growth, land clearing, deforestation, polar ice mass, fertility rates, GDP* and carbon emissions from around the world."

SCIENTISTS’ “SIX CLEAR MEASURES” TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE

ENERGY: Implement massive conservation practices; replace fossil fuels with clean renewables; leave remaining stocks of fossil fuels in the ground; eliminate subsidies to fossil fuel companies; and impose carbon fees that are high enough to restrain the use of fossil fuels.

SHORT-LIVED POLLUTANTS: Swiftly cut emissions of methane, hydrofluorocarbons, soot and other short-lived climate pollutants. This has the potential to reduce the short-term warming trend by more than 50 per cent over the next few decades.

NATURE: Restrain massive land clearing. Restore and protect ecosystems such as forests, grasslands and mangroves, which would greatly contribute to the sequestration* of atmospheric carbon dioxide, a key greenhouse gas.

FOOD: Eat mostly plants and consume fewer animal products. This dietary shift would significantly reduce emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases and free up agricultural lands for growing human food rather than livestock feed. Reducing food waste is also critical – the scientists say at least one-third of all food produced ends up as garbage.

ECONOMY: Convert the economy’s reliance on carbon fuels to address human dependence on the biosphere. Shift goals away from the growth of gross domestic product and the pursuit of affluence. Curtail the extraction of materials and exploitation of ecosystems to maintain long-term biosphere sustainability.

POPULATION: Stabilise global population, which is increasing by more than 200,000 people a day, using approaches that ensure social and economic justice.