planet Earth the winds of change are rippling across its surface taxi cabs in
rippling across its surface taxi cabs in
rippling across its surface taxi cabs in New York are going hybrid lightbulbs in
New York are going hybrid lightbulbs in
New York are going hybrid lightbulbs in Australia are going fluorescent the
Australia are going fluorescent the
Australia are going fluorescent the whole of Vatican City is going carbon
whole of Vatican City is going carbon
whole of Vatican City is going carbon neutral all around the globe
neutral all around the globe
neutral all around the globe many of us are focused on changing our
many of us are focused on changing our
many of us are focused on changing our ways because last year we accepted that
ways because last year we accepted that
ways because last year we accepted that the earth itself is changing and all 6.6
the earth itself is changing and all 6.6
the earth itself is changing and all 6.6 billion of us are the cause assessing
billion of us are the cause assessing
billion of us are the cause assessing the Earth’s health isn’t quite as simple
the Earth’s health isn’t quite as simple
the Earth’s health isn’t quite as simple as taking its temperature and with
as taking its temperature and with
as taking its temperature and with varying climates populations and
varying climates populations and
varying climates populations and economic circumstances ecological issues
economic circumstances ecological issues
economic circumstances ecological issues don’t always divide along national
don’t always divide along national
don’t always divide along national borders but by culling and carefully
borders but by culling and carefully
borders but by culling and carefully comparing the best data from
comparing the best data from
comparing the best data from organizations like the United Nations
organizations like the United Nations
organizations like the United Nations the Nature Conservancy and the world’s
the Nature Conservancy and the world’s
the Nature Conservancy and the world’s top research centres and universities
top research centres and universities
top research centres and universities the EPI team believes they’re
the EPI team believes they’re
the EPI team believes they’re establishing a meaningful baseline where
establishing a meaningful baseline where
establishing a meaningful baseline where a complicated animal this planet we’ve
a complicated animal this planet we’ve
a complicated animal this planet we’ve got lots of different pulses but I’d
got lots of different pulses but I’d
got lots of different pulses but I’d also tell you that we’re confident that
also tell you that we’re confident that
also tell you that we’re confident that we are presenting the cleanest clearest
we are presenting the cleanest clearest
we are presenting the cleanest clearest best picture of the state of the planet
best picture of the state of the planet
best picture of the state of the planet that is available today
beginning with that blanket of nitrogen
beginning with that blanket of nitrogen oxygen and other gases stretching 348
oxygen and other gases stretching 348
oxygen and other gases stretching 348 miles above our heads our atmosphere
miles above our heads our atmosphere
miles above our heads our atmosphere it’s those gases not our oceans that
it’s those gases not our oceans that
it’s those gases not our oceans that give earth its blue hue from space and
give earth its blue hue from space and
give earth its blue hue from space and over the past 250 years the levels of
over the past 250 years the levels of
over the past 250 years the levels of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and
greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and
greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane have grown greater than any time
methane have grown greater than any time
methane have grown greater than any time in the previous 650,000 years Mike Fay
in the previous 650,000 years Mike Fay
in the previous 650,000 years Mike Fay is a conservationist and National
is a conservationist and National
is a conservationist and National Geographic explorer-in-residence carbon
Geographic explorer-in-residence carbon
Geographic explorer-in-residence carbon accumulated for well over something like
accumulated for well over something like
accumulated for well over something like 200 million years on this planet and in
200 million years on this planet and in
200 million years on this planet and in the last kind of 60 80 years we have
the last kind of 60 80 years we have
the last kind of 60 80 years we have burned probably a hundred million years
burned probably a hundred million years
burned probably a hundred million years worth of accumulated carbon for decades
worth of accumulated carbon for decades
worth of accumulated carbon for decades scientists and politicians have argued
scientists and politicians have argued
scientists and politicians have argued over the exact causes and implications
over the exact causes and implications
over the exact causes and implications of this increase but on February 2nd
of this increase but on February 2nd
of this increase but on February 2nd 2007 the fighting stopped after six
2007 the fighting stopped after six
2007 the fighting stopped after six years reviewing all available research
years reviewing all available research
years reviewing all available research hundreds of climate experts for more
hundreds of climate experts for more
hundreds of climate experts for more than a hundred countries including the
than a hundred countries including the
than a hundred countries including the United States issued a report through
United States issued a report through
United States issued a report through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that confirms the Earth’s air and
Change that confirms the Earth’s air and
Change that confirms the Earth’s air and sea temperatures are climbing and that
sea temperatures are climbing and that
sea temperatures are climbing and that the burning of fossil fuels and other
the burning of fossil fuels and other
the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities like deforestation are
human activities like deforestation are
human activities like deforestation are driving the change having to admit that
driving the change having to admit that
driving the change having to admit that that is true is a milestone there’s no
that is true is a milestone there’s no
that is true is a milestone there’s no doubt about that D they can no longer
doubt about that D they can no longer
doubt about that D they can no longer deny it and so now what we need to do is
deny it and so now what we need to do is
deny it and so now what we need to do is go from recognition of the problem to
go from recognition of the problem to
go from recognition of the problem to action
action
action carbon dioxide and other greenhouse
carbon dioxide and other greenhouse
carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are vital components of our
gases are vital components of our
gases are vital components of our atmosphere
atmosphere
atmosphere trapping enough solar heat to make life
trapping enough solar heat to make life
trapping enough solar heat to make life possible but as we pump more and more of
possible but as we pump more and more of
possible but as we pump more and more of these gases into the air we trap more
these gases into the air we trap more
these gases into the air we trap more heat and the world gets warmer already
heat and the world gets warmer already
heat and the world gets warmer already we’ve warmed up the earth by about 0.8
we’ve warmed up the earth by about 0.8
we’ve warmed up the earth by about 0.8 degrees Celsius and if we continue
degrees Celsius and if we continue
degrees Celsius and if we continue emitting co2 into the atmosphere at the
emitting co2 into the atmosphere at the
emitting co2 into the atmosphere at the same rate that’s likely to climb some
same rate that’s likely to climb some
same rate that’s likely to climb some two to four degrees higher by the
two to four degrees higher by the
two to four degrees higher by the beginning of the next century
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