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Two studies that were
published conclude that a
section of the West Antarctic
ice sheet has reached a point
of inevitable collapse.
The first study, led by Eric Rignot of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, used NASA satellite and airborne observations to measure how glaciers have been retreating in the region.
The other study, led by Ian Joughin of the University of Washington, used a computer model to compare observations of recent melting with projected melt scenarios to see which matches reality best so far.
The paris agreement is a legally binding
international treaty on climate change.
It was adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in
Paris, on 12 December 2015 and entered
into force on 4 November 2016.
The Paris Agreement is a landmark in the
multilateral climate change process because,
for the first time, a binding agreement brings
all nations into a common cause to
undertake ambitious efforts to combat
climate change and adapt to its effects.
Everyone who attended the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) made emission-cutting pledges. These are known as “intended nationally determined contributions”, or INDCs for short.
Unfortunately, the election of Donald Trump in 2016 led to the United States declaring it would withdraw from the Paris treaty.
Warmest record since
modern record keeping
began in 1880.
That same year, independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found Earth’s 2016 surface temperatures to be the warmest.
Scientists had said that climate change-induced sea-level rise was a factor behind the extinction of the Bramble cay melomys - "the first mammal to go extinct due to human-induced climate change
Loss of habitat and
species extinction
Adoption of New
Renewable Energy
Solar electricity and wind power become economically competitive with fossil fuels in some regions, while adding to the list of previously discovered renewable energy techniques.
Warmest record
since the 1880s
That same year, independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found Earth’s 2016 surface temperatures to be so.
The global human poplulation has reached 1.2 billion
With the increasing number of people, there is also an increase in the usage of fossil fuels.
Adoption of New Renewable Energy
Solar electricity and wind power become economically competitive with fossil fuels in some regions, while adding to the list of previously discovered renewable energy techniques such as Biomass, Hydropower, and Geothermal among others.
Loss of habitat and species extinction
Scientists had said that climate change-induced sea-level rise was a factor behind the extinction of the Bramble cay melomys - "the first mammal to go extinct due to human-induced climate change
