It's now or never- time is running out

摘要

Unless your name is Donald Trump, the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Michael in Florida last month shows climate change is already having an impact on our economy and livelihoods. A series of reports published in recent weeks highlights that matters can only get worse if the world fails to act now. The stark warning by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that we have just 12 years left to significantly cut carbon emissions and keep global warming to below 1.5℃ or face catastrophic effects (p11) received widespread media coverage. The realities of what would happen if we allow temperatures to increase by that extra half degree to 2℃ should serve as a reminder why the world needs to start aiming higher.