5 key take-aways from the latest IPCC Climate Report. More information here: https://lnkd.in/eKiJmnic

1. "CLIMATE CHANGE 2021: THE PHYSICAL SCIENCE BASIS"
5 take-aways
from the new IPCC climate report

2. The consequences of
The consequences of
climate change are
climate change are
widespread
widespread and
and
intensifying
intensifying
The current rate of
The current rate of
warming is
warming is
unprecedented
unprecedented

3. Human activities are
Human activities are
indisputably
indisputably the main
the main
driver of climate
driver of climate
change
change
Making heat waves,
Making heat waves,
heavy rainfall,
heavy rainfall, floods
floods,
,
and
and droughts
droughts more
more
frequent and severe
frequent and severe

4. There is
There is no going back
no going back
from some
from some changes
changes in
in
the system. The damage
the system. The damage
is already done
is already done
However, by limiting
However, by limiting
warming, some could be
warming, some could be
slowed
slowed or
or stopped
stopped

5. Climate change is
Climate change is
already affecting
already affecting every
every
region
region across the globe,
across the globe,
in multiple ways
in multiple ways
The changes we are
The changes we are
experiencing now will
experiencing now will
increase
increase with further
with further
warming
warming

6. Unless there are
Unless there are
immediate
immediate and large-
and large-
scale greenhouse gas
scale greenhouse gas
emission reductions,
emission reductions,
limiting warming to
limiting warming to
1.5°C will be beyond
1.5°C will be beyond
reach
reach