Social media toolkit for the paper World Scientists' Warning of a Climate Emergency 2022

 

 

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"Keys to curbing the ecological overshoot involve [...] stabilizing and gradually reducing the human population by providing education and rights for girls and women" https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac083

 

 

Ruminant livestock contribute significantly to climate change https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac083

 

 

Deforestation is a major driver of climate change and biodiversity decline https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac083

 

 

"Both the proportion of emissions covered and the price of carbon need to increase dramatically to be effective in curbing global fossil fuel use" https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac083

 

 

Recent increases in fossil fuel divestment and climate emergency declarations are promising signs, but more large-scale climate action is needed https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac083

 

 

We must dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions to address the climate emergency https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac083

 

 

Greenhouse gas concentrations are at record levels and continue to rise https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac083

 

 

Powerful climate feedback loops are accelerating rates of ice loss https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac083

 

 

Climate change has already had major negative impacts on the world's oceans https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac083

 

 

Large wildfires are becoming significantly more common partly due to climate change https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac083

 

 

Recent years have seen major increases in climate-related disasters and other impacts https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac083