Feb. 28 (UPI) —A United Nations-backed study about the effects of climate changes found that the world could face irreversible environmental problems in coming years if the world doesn’t take action to reduce greenhouse gases.
The sixth assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was released Monday. The Nearly 4,000 pages of studyThe warnings are stark and include the warning that the Earth is headed toward higher sea levels, disappearing Islands and intense heat that will render some parts of the planet uninhabitable.
Based on years of research and thousands upon thousands of academic studies, the IPCC report states that climate change is already occurring at an accelerating rate and is pushing the planet towards harsher conditions.
Hoesung Lee, Chairman of the IPCC, stated in a statement that “This report is a dire warning regarding the consequences for inaction.”
It shows that climate change is a serious and growing threat to our well-being, and the health of the planet. Our actions today will impact how people adapt and how nature responds in the face of increasing climate risks.
The report warns that global temperatures could rise by 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit over the next 20 years. This could have severe consequences, some of them irreversible. It claims that the number of deaths from extreme heat, malnutrition, and pollution will rise rapidly, especially among low-income nations that do not contribute to climate reforms.
Crews battled the Caldor Fire near Meyers in California on August 31, 2021. Monday’s IPCC report stated that severe weather, wildfires, and heat will only get worse if humans don’t control their impact on the climate. File Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
“The study states that climate change is a threat both to human well-being as well as to the planet’s health.
The report stated that climate change caused by humans will accelerate the crisis. Recognizing the risk is the first step towards reducing the worst effects on climate change.
The report stated that human society has an impact on ecosystems and can help restore and preserve them. “Supporting human, ecosystem, and planet health and well-being requires society to work towards climate-resilient development. This will enable society and ecosystems become more resilient.”
Antonio Guterres, U.N. Secretary General, called last summer’s first IPCC report a “code red” for humanity. Monday, he appealed to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for more efforts to avoid environmental disasters.
In a statement, he stated that nearly half of humanity was living in the danger zone now. Many ecosystems are at the end of their lives — now. Unchecked carbon polluting is sending the world’s most vulnerable on a march toward destruction — now.
“We need new eligibility system to deal with this new reality. Delay means death.”