On the heels of the adoption of the historic Paris Agreement in 2015, this inaugural edition highlights the latest scientific findings on the ongoing impacts and emerging risks of human-caused climate change, as well as the options for leaders and policymakers to keep global temperature rise well below 2°C of warming. It raises the possibility that the Earth has entered a new geological epoch—the Anthropocene—defined by humanity’s profound impact on Earth’s geology and ecosystems, with far-reaching implications for the stability of the planet.
Named 10 Science Must-Knows on Climate Change, the report draws from leading scientific assessments by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, World Meteorological Organization, and UN Environment Programme, alongside recent research findings. It also warns the costs of climate change were already being felt and would only escalate without decisive action.
Prepared by Future Earth and the Earth League, it was presented at COP23 in Bonn, Germany.
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