00:00A coalition of over 15,000 scientists has issued a dire update to their 2019 World Scientist
00:08Warning of a Climate Emergency, stating that Earth's capacity to support life is in grave
00:14jeopardy.
00:15The report highlights 35 vital signs, which refers to 35 indicators, ranging from human
00:22population and energy consumption to Brazilian Amazon rainforest loss.
00:27Twenty of these vital signs are currently displaying record extremes, reports The Hill.
00:33The concentration of key greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane, has
00:39hit all-time highs.
00:402023 marked the hottest summer ever recorded, and unusual extreme weather is becoming the
00:47norm.
00:48While renewable energy is growing, fossil fuel consumption skyrocketed after the lifting
00:53of COVID-19 related closures, with a 107% increase in subsidies since the Russian-Ukrainian
01:00conflict began.
01:02Deforestation rates show slight improvement, but the planet is off track to halt deforestation
01:08by the end of the decade.
01:09Canadian wildfires are exacerbating the problem.
01:12The challenge lies in reconciling economic growth with environmental goals.
01:17The report urges an economic shift toward meeting basic needs for all, not excessive consumption
01:23by the wealthy.
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