#ClimateChange “will only get worse the longer we delay action, unless we act now.” —@GretaThunberg, testifying before US Congress ahead of the @UN #UNGA74
#ClimateStrike
#FridaysForFuture
#CoveringClimateNow
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"We want science to be heard“
@GretaThunberg has called on the US Congress to #ActNow on #ClimateChange
As testimony she presented the @IPCC_CH Report on Global Warming of 1.5C, encouraging all to unite behind #science + halt #ClimateCrisis
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"We are living in the beginning of a mass #extinction.
Our #climate is breaking down."@GretaThunberg
"#Nature is a tool we can use to repair our broken climate." @GeorgeMonbiot
But 1000x more is spent on fossil fuel subsidies than #NatureBasedSolutions
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Scientists are calling on governments to listen to the science on climate and nature and to take ambitious action.
@sciforfuture:
"We only have this one world.
To save it, we have to act.
Together.
Courageously.
Now."
Watch their message (in German):
youtube.com/watch?v=WaojkxBu…
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"Is there room for hope and optimism? Yes!
Youth around the world are standing up and demanding action. #schoolstrike4climate is sending a clear message – you're destroying our future; we demand action now."
–Sir Bob Watson
Add your #VoiceForThePlanet:
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We are destroying #Biodiversity at an alarming rate
Biodiversity loss and #ClimateChange must be addressed together
Current #ParisAgreement pledges will result in 3-4°C warming
Incremental changes will not suffice
— Bob Watson, Former @IPBES Chair
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Their methodology is laid out at the bottom of the article: washingtonpost.com/graphics/…
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New #DataViz from @washingtonpost:
Significant portions of the world have exceeded critical warming thresholds
About 20% of the planet has warmed by 1.5° Celsius
Some entire countries, including Switzerland and Kazakhstan, have warmed by 2°C
See more:
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The @UN General Assembly #UNGA74 is a chance for world leaders to set a better course for the planet
We have the science and the policy options
We need a #NewDealForNature and People
Add your #VoiceForThePlanet
Inspire the🌎
voicefortheplanet.org/
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Protecting & restoring nature is crucial to tackling #ClimateChange.
#VoiceForThePlanet — a youth-led movement launched by @GlobalShapers — is loud and clear.
The leaders of tomorrow want a #NewDealForNature and People.
Add your voice here: voicefortheplanet.org/globe
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Action is needed now
We need to add our voices to those of young people
Protecting #biodiversity and protecting us against #ClimateChange is exactly what's needed
—Bob Watson, former Chair of @IPBES and @IPCC_CH
Are you with Bob? #VoiceForThePlanet
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"How is it possible that the most intellectual being that ever walked the planet is destroying its only home?"
Jane Goodall & #SirDavidAttenborough are speaking up for #Nature & joining #VoiceForThePlanet, speaking truth & science to power.
Join them at voicefortheplanet.org/
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#SirDavidAttenborough will be the ambassador for the landmark @hmtreasury global review of #biodiversity's benefits and the financial costs & risks the loss of natural habitats, environments & wildlife will have to the economy.
#NaturesContributions
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At the #UNGA a collection of youth-produced 360° videos from around the world - #MYWorld360 - will bring attention to #diversity and the #SDGs to inspire action
@oculus
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The #climate & #biodiversity science is clear
The time for action is now
"@GretaThunberg operates from a place of granting authority to science...not prescribing action for political leaders, but just asking them to listen to the science"
@Fridays4future
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🇺🇳 STARTING SOON: #UNGA74 and #ClimateWeekNYC
Time to focus expertise and passion on the #ClimateCrisis but don't forget #biodiversity - key to #NatureBasedSolutions
Add your #VoiceForThePlanet a youth-led movement for personal action🌎
voicefortheplanet.org #ClimateChange
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The #ClimateCrisis is the dangerous result of our choices & one of the central challenges facing every person
To boost ambition and accelerate actions to implement the #ParisAgreement, @UN SecGen @antonioguterres will host the 2019 #ClimateActionSummit on 23 September
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Today! The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment - "the first report of its kind" has ignited dialogue and collaboration, as @LGLizDowdeswell
and @ELPCenter host a cross-border #biodiversitysymposium
Canadian and US stakeholders discuss the importance of #Biodiversity for the Great Lakes
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🌾OUT NOW: New Food and Land Use Report by @FOLUCoalition 🐝
The evidence is #InAllOurHands🌱
🌻Read the 10 critical transitions to transform #FoodandLandUse here:
foodandlandusecoalition.org/
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"Scientists have a moral duty to join the masses and #RebelForLife"
When policies ignore the crisis & pursue anti-science agenda, #conservation & #climate specialists join the fight for our planet alongside with #FridaysForFuture and movements worldwide🌍
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