The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its most recent climate change report yet and the news is calling it the most comprehensive report yet. The 4,000 page long report is the talk of the town between climate activists and experts. Today, we’re summarizing the report’s main messages and what this means for Earth’s future.
What exactly is the IPCC? The UN created the IPCC to review all published works on climate change, evaluate them, and then provide their report to policymakers. The goals of these reports is to be objective and help its audience understand the effects of human induced climate change.
The report the IPCC recently published is its sixth assessment report. The main message is clear : there is no doubt that humans are the cause behind climate change. A The Washington Post article included a quote from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres where he calls the report a “code red for humanity.”
The rest of the report includes scientific data that backs up much of what climate activists and experts have been trying to tell people for years. We must reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions dramatically or people everywhere will face the consequences.
Many changes in our climate have already become irreversible due to inaction, but if countries act now, we can prevent the greatest changes from affecting us.
What does this mean for Earth’s future? It depends on what big companies and our representatives in government do. The best way we can push them towards the right thing is to get their attention through letters and protests.