Earth’s hottest summer on record, 0.41 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (0.23 degrees Celsius (C)) warmer than any other summer in NASA’s record and 2.1 degrees F (1.2 C) warmer than the average summer between 1951 and 1980.
Source – NASA
If all of the Antarctic ice sheets melt, the rise could be double meaning as high as 2.4 meters by 2100. By the year 2500, sea level rise is projected to 5.5 meters (upper medium estimate). In the long run, a catastrophic 14 meter rise in sea levels could take place.
Source – www.theworldcounts.com
Found that girls and women are at higher risk of food insecurity than boys and men, are more likely to die in extreme weather events, and are more likely to experience mental health impacts caused by climate change.
Source – IPCC
In decision-making around climate change. Reports find that men fill approximately 67% of climate-related decision-making roles and women’s representation in national and global climate negotiating bodies remains below 30%.
Source – Charitydigital.org.uk
Such as mangroves are some of the most carbon-rich ecosystems on the planet, storing on average 1,000 tonnes of carbon per hectare in their biomass and underlying soils.
Source – UNEP
The transport sector accounts for roughly 15 per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions, making it the fourth largest source of global emissions after the power, industry, and agriculture- forestry-land use sectors.
Source – IPCC
Road transport is the largest source of emissions from transport, accounting for 69 per cent of all transport emissions. Aviation, i.e. air transport, accounts for about 12 per cent of total transport emissions, and shipping contributes about 11 per cent.
Source – IPCC
Over 17 per cent of food is wasted, and up to 10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions are associated with food that is not consumed.
Source – UNEP
produces about 10 percent of annual global carbon emissions, which is more than all maritime shipping and international flights combined
Source – Zurich
Facebook’s 2.85 billion users each produce 12 grams of carbon dioxide annually by using the platform, according to information from Meta. The social media platform is one of the biggest consumers of energy on the planet – and other social media platforms are not far behind.
Source – Charitydigital.org.uk
Short unnecessary emails contribute as much CO2 each year as 3,334 diesel cars. This can rise to 50g, however, with the addition of a large attachment.
Source – https://www.euronews.com/
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