10 key quotes from the IPPC report
1. “There is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all”
> What is at stake? – everything
theguardian.com/environment/20…
1. “There is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all”
> What is at stake? – everything
theguardian.com/environment/20…
2/10
“The choices and actions implemented in this decade [ie by 2030] will have impacts now and for thousands of years”
> After a 10,000-year journey, human civilisation has reached a climate crossroads
#IPCC #climatecrisis
“The choices and actions implemented in this decade [ie by 2030] will have impacts now and for thousands of years”
> After a 10,000-year journey, human civilisation has reached a climate crossroads
#IPCC #climatecrisis
3/10
“For any given future warming level, many climate-related risks are higher than [previously] assessed.”
> it is even worse than we thought
#IPCC #climatecrisis
“For any given future warming level, many climate-related risks are higher than [previously] assessed.”
> it is even worse than we thought
#IPCC #climatecrisis
4/10
“In the near-term, global warming is more likely than not to reach 1.5C even under a very low emission scenario”
> the 1.5C goal appears virtually out of reach
#IPCC #climatecrisis
“In the near-term, global warming is more likely than not to reach 1.5C even under a very low emission scenario”
> the 1.5C goal appears virtually out of reach
#IPCC #climatecrisis
5/10
“Adverse impacts and related losses and damages from climate change will escalate with every increment of global warming”
> the more emissions are cut, the better it will be for billions of people
#IPCC #climatecrisis
“Adverse impacts and related losses and damages from climate change will escalate with every increment of global warming”
> the more emissions are cut, the better it will be for billions of people
#IPCC #climatecrisis
6/10
“The 10% of households with the highest per capita emissions contribute 34-45% of global consumption-based emissions, while the bottom 50% contribute 13-15%”
> the climate crisis is fundamentally a crisis of injustice
#IPCC #climatecrisis
“The 10% of households with the highest per capita emissions contribute 34-45% of global consumption-based emissions, while the bottom 50% contribute 13-15%”
> the climate crisis is fundamentally a crisis of injustice
#IPCC #climatecrisis
7/10
“Projected CO2 emissions from existing fossil fuel infrastructure without additional abatement would exceed the remaining carbon budget for 1.5C”
> any new fossil fuels are utterly incompatible with net zero
#IPCC #climatecrisis
“Projected CO2 emissions from existing fossil fuel infrastructure without additional abatement would exceed the remaining carbon budget for 1.5C”
> any new fossil fuels are utterly incompatible with net zero
#IPCC #climatecrisis
8/10
“Feasible, effective, and low-cost options for [emissions cutting] and adaptation are already available”
> Solar and wind power, energy efficiency, cuts in methane emissions and halting deforestation are the key ones
#IPCC #climatecrisis
“Feasible, effective, and low-cost options for [emissions cutting] and adaptation are already available”
> Solar and wind power, energy efficiency, cuts in methane emissions and halting deforestation are the key ones
#IPCC #climatecrisis
9/10
“There is sufficient global capital to close the global investment gaps” if barriers to the redirection of financial flows are overcome
> Increased finance is both critical and possible
#IPCC #climatecrisis
“There is sufficient global capital to close the global investment gaps” if barriers to the redirection of financial flows are overcome
> Increased finance is both critical and possible
#IPCC #climatecrisis
10/10
“Without a strengthening of policies, global warming of 3.2C is projected by 2100”
> That is the highway to hell - politicians must act now
#IPCC #climatecrisis
theguardian.com/environment/20…
“Without a strengthening of policies, global warming of 3.2C is projected by 2100”
> That is the highway to hell - politicians must act now
#IPCC #climatecrisis
theguardian.com/environment/20…
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