| Autor: |
Pihl, Erik, Adler, Carolina, Blome, Tanja, Ebi, Kristie, Hebden, Sophie, Jacobson, Lisa, Jarzebski, Marcin P, Köhler, Claudia, Lambino, Ria A, Martin, Maria A, Payne, Davnah, Sonntag, Sebastian, Watts, Simon |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| DOI: |
10.5281/zenodo.5348260 |
| Popis: |
This document will let science speak. Many different scientific assessments and new research findings have revealed the uncomfortable result that many risks with global warming may have been underestimated and that our planetary machinery is, if anything, changing more rapidly than projected. In 2019, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change alone published two landmark reports: on “Climate Change and Land” and “The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate”. The world’s leading climate science organizations have joined forces to provide a scientific synthesis, “United in Science”, summarizing among other findings the gap between decarbonization commitments and a carbonizing reality. Thousands of recent scientific publications are available, shedding light on (de) carbonization, accelerated changes in the physical state of the climate system, the importance and the precarious situation of the biosphere, and the aggravating impacts these will have on human societies. Simultaneously, over the last few years there have been a growing number of climate-related initiatives that are being implemented across all economic sectors over various timescales and regional scales. As these spread and replicate, social systems could pass a threshold – so-called social tipping points – after which changes rapidly accelerate. Although the science around social tipping points is still nascent, but rapidly evolving, this report will also highlight the phenomena around climate-induced social movements that are growing in frequency and scale. There is rich evidence of social movements, with clearly defined objectives, bringing about transformational changes throughout history. Such movements have invariably placed the spotlight on issues of fairness and equity, which researchers now increasingly highlight as pivotal in making successful climate policies. This document intends to take up the latest and most essential scientific findings published in an extraordinary year – the climate science year in review. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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