State of the Climate 2024 - Earth in Crisis

This Climate Emergency Forum episode delves into the crucial “2024 State of the Climate Report: Perilous Times on Planet Earth,” published in Bioscience.

This video was recorded on October 16th, 2024, and published on October 23rd, 2024, and represents the opinions of the discussion participants.

The report, authored by renowned climate scientists including William Ripple and Christopher Wolfe, serves as a stark wake-up call from the scientific community. It highlights record-breaking emissions, unprecedented climate events, and alarming trends in 35 planetary vital signs, painting a grim picture of our planet’s health.

The discussion traces the history of scientists’ warnings dating back to 1992, emphasizing the urgent need to address environmental degradation and move away from fossil fuels. The current report continues this tradition, updating trends and indicators of planetary health. It also explores the economic consequences of climate change, including its significant contribution to inflation, particularly in food prices.

The speakers stress that governments must treat climate change as a true emergency, similar to wartime or pandemic responses. They outline necessary steps, from rapidly phasing down fossil fuel use to reforming food production systems. The episode concludes by emphasizing the critical nature of the climate crisis and the need for immediate, decisive action from governments and society as a whole.

Links:

• The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth

• Planet Under Siege (CEF Video)

• World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity (1992)

• Say No to War and Fossil Fuel (CEF Video)

• Global Warming Effects on the Ozone Layer (CEF Video)

• Alliance of World Scientists

• World Scienetists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice

• Conference of the Parties

• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

• Living Planet Index

• Extinction in Forever - Biodiversity is Collapsing (CEF Video)

• Global Tipping Points

• The Looming Threat of Climate Tipping Points (CEF Video)

• Alaska’s Arctic rivers turn rusty orange as permafrost thaws

• Hurricane Helene - Untold Death and Destruction (CEF Video)

• World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency

• World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency 2022

• The Climate Book: The Facts and the Solutions

Regular Panelists:

• Dr. Peter Carter - MD, Expert IPCC Reviewer and the director of the Climate Emergency Institute

• Paul Beckwith - Climate Systems Scientist. Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Paleoclimatology Laboratory as well as at Carleton University

Video Production:

• Charles Gregoire - Electrical Engineer, Webmaster and IT prime for FacingFuture.Earth & the Climate Emergency Forum; Climate Reality Leader

• Heidi Brault - Climate Reality Leader, BA(Psychology), Library & Information Technician Diploma - Video production and website assistant - Organizer and convener, Metadata technician, COP Team Lead for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum.

Attributions:

Background Music:

• Title: Through the City II
• Author: Crowander
• Source: crowander.com

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• Image and Video Attributions