A new UN report shows the world is running out of time to ditch fossil fuels, embrace renewables and avoid the worst of the climate crisis
The world is careening toward levels of global warming that will have irreversible impacts, a new landmark report says, but we already have the solutions — the only thing preventing us from taking advantage of them is political will and status-quo interests in fossil fuels.
The third and final installment of the sixth UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, published Monday, shows how renewable energy sources like wind and solar are now economically viable and becoming cheaper by the day. But while the focus on solutions give the report an optimistic tone, it also serves as a reminder of how policies lag far behind science, technology and even economics.
He rides his bike, has solar panels, and eats veggies. But this one decision makes his carbon footprint worse 05:14It's this heavy reliance on coal, oil and fossil gas that is behind climate change. While individual choices and tracking your"carbon footprint" have been popular ways for people to respond to the crisis, there is a growing understanding that real change must come from reducing the availability of fossil fuels, not just the demand.
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