In an eye-opening discussion, climate reporter Henry Fountain from The New York Times dives into a recent UN scientific report warning that we've passed a critical point in the fight against climate change. He underscores how human actions have triggered intense heat waves, droughts, and flooding, projecting a stark future if carbon emissions remain unchecked. Fountain emphasizes the narrow window we have for action, advocating for urgent changes to prevent catastrophic outcomes while instilling hope for collective efforts toward a sustainable future.
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Report Significance
This report, by the UN's IPCC, is definitive, reviewing 14,000 papers.
Its release during a summer of extreme weather makes it compelling.
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Human Impact Confirmed
The report forcefully concludes that the climate is changing due to human activity.
This conclusion, approved by 195 governments, removes previous ambiguity.
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Baked-In Warming
Regardless of emission cuts, warming will continue for three decades.
This is due to existing CO2, which takes decades to break down.
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A major new United Nations scientific report has concluded that countries and corporations have delayed curbing fossil-fuel emissions for so long that we can no longer stop the impact of climate change from intensifying over the coming decades. In short, the climate crisis has arrived, and it’s going to get worse before it can get better.
In this episode, we explore the main takeaways from the report — including what needs to happen in the narrowing window of climate opportunity to avoid the most devastating outcomes.
Guest: Henry Fountain, a reporter covering climate for The New York Times
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Background reading:
Here are the key takeaways from the report, including how we know human influence has “unequivocally” warmed the planet.
For the next 30 years or longer, there will be more, hotter heat waves, longer and more intense droughts, and more episodes of heavy downpours that result in flooding.
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