While there is a view that the UN’s Climate Action Summit will produce little tangible results, there are a number of signs that make me think I that we may be at the tipping point towards a major transformation to a low carbon economy.
Students Strike in 2,000 Cities
Greta Thunberg is a sixteen year old student who has been skipping classes on Fridays to protest against the world’s lack of urgent action on climate change. Her message has resonated widely and last Friday, as many as 1 million kids and young adults joined protests in 2,000 cities in 125 countries to join Greta in her campaign. The massive mobilization of young people on this issue is unprecedented and deserves our attention and support.
The New Green Deal
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a new Democratic Congresswomen from New York City who has proposed a New green Deal to get the United States back on track.
Paradise Lost and the link to global warming
According to a NASA study, global warming has led to a longer fire season in the Pacific Northwest which may be even worse because of the government shut down.
There is still time to fix the earth
According to a new report, the 2018 Carbon Budget, the world still has a few decades to reduce global carbon emissions and rebuild natural carbon sinks and thus avoid the worst case scenarios for a warmer planet
