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This is the Critical Decade to Work on Climate

Johan Rockström is a Swedish scientist, internationally recognized for his work on global sustainability issues. He is joint director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany and chief scientist at Conservation International. See Johan explaining why this is the critical decade to work on Climate.

The Carbon Budget

There’s a limited amount of carbon we can put in the atmosphere before reaching the 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, the threshold before human emissions significantly influence global temperatures. This is called, the carbon budget. At the current rate of emissions, the Global Carbon Budget team estimates a 50% chance global warming will exceed 1.5°C consistently in about six years.

What happens in the next 10 years will likely determine the state of the planet we hand over for future generations

Johan Rockström

One response to “This is the Critical Decade to Work on Climate”

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    Yann Mora

    This is great content that highlights the crucial point of climate change and its impact on future generations. Definitely a topic that needs constant discussion and awareness. I appreciate that you shared and the opportunity to engage with this important issue!

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