Episode 173. BEST IN CLIMATE This is the most sobering report card yet on climate change and Earth’s future. Here’s what you need to know

The IPCC report released on August 9, 2021 is clear:  We are at a tipping point. Escape from human-caused climate change is no longer possible. Without immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, it will be impossible to limit warming close to 1.5°C or even 2°C   Climate change is now affecting every continent, region and ocean on Earth, and every facet of the weather.  Humanity must take action. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.