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New IPCC Report: “Code Red for Humanity” But Also Says “It’s Not Too Late”

Yesterday the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released it’s most recent assessment of where we are, and where we need to go. National Public Radio has a report about the IPCC – you can listen or read it.

The report was strong and unequivocal in its main conclusion: climate change is happening faster, and humans are the cause. Each of the last 4 decades has been the warmest on record, with each new decade being warmer than the last one.

The report says there’s also still time to take action – if we drastically reduce fossil fuel use, we can avert the worst impacts of climate change. It’s clear we have to act fast with major changes to make a difference.

Right now, we can see the impacts of climate change with our own eyes: wildfires in the western US, and in Siberia, Greece, and Australia. Storms are stronger and wetter, bringing major flooding all over the world. Hurricanes and typhoons are stronger, and heatwaves and droughts are killing people.