Our Last Hope

Who is really to blame?

It is common knowledge that some people drive climate change more than others. It's no surprise to anyone that the wealthiest produce more emissions than the average population. We also know that the poorest suffer more from climate change than the richest. It may be a surprise to many people to find out just how great the gap is, but it may also come as a shock to find out that the inequality in climate change is more complicated than we might think.

Here are just a few facts:

• There is an inexcusable inequality in carbon emissons, with the richest producing vastly more than the poorest.
• The world's richest 1% of people produce more emissions than the 50% of the people on the lowest incomes.
• 70% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions over the previous two decades are attributable to just 100 fossil fuel producers.
• Addressing climate change requires urgent action by all people certainly, including rich and poor, but with wealthy countries taking the lead.

The evidence for rapid Climate Change is compelling:

• - With the planets average surface temperature increasing by about 1 degree celcius since the late 19th century, a change brought on by increased carbon dioxide emmissions into the atmosphere and other human activities. The years 2016 and 2020 are tied for the warmest year on record, with more to come.
• The ocean has absorbed the majority of this increased heat, with the top 100 metres of ocean showing warming of more than 0.33 degree celcius since 1969. Earth stores 90% of the exta energy in the ocean.
• The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are shrinking. Data from NASA show Greenland lost and average og 279 billion tonnes of ice per year between 1993 and 2019. With Antarctic losing aroung 148 billion.
• Glaciers are retreating almost everywhere around the world - including in the Alps, Himalayas, Andes, Rockies, Alaska, and Africa.
• Ocean acidification is increasing. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, the acidity of the surface of the ocean waters has increased by about 30%. Ths is due to the earths population emitting moe carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and hence more being absorbed into the ocean.

Communicating on climate change is about educating and mobilizing audiences to take action to confront the climate crisis. Everyone can play a part by raising their voice and advocating for change. So, if you have a minute, please sign the petition below.

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