economic prosperity
Many people use the economy as a reason to not switch to more sustainable energy. But sustainable energy will create lots of jobs that are probably safer than the alternatives like mining.
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How the level of global warming affects impacts and/or risks associated with the Reasons for Concern (RFCs) and selected natural, managed and human systems
Thinking about climate change can be overwhelming. Looking at facts and figures, hearing stories about our seemingly inevitable fate, and looking at pictures of crisis can send me into a spiral of climate grief that can be immobilizing. Sometimes it's easier to just ignore it. But we can't ignore climate change. It effects us every day if we think about it or not. We need to keep the conversation about climate change going.
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Any increase in global warming is projected to affect human health, with primarily negative consequences
Global warming should be considered a global health crisis.
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indigenous peoples, and local communities dependent on agricultural or coastal livelihoods
The people who are the main cause of climate change will not be the first to feel the effects. Poorer people, indigenous people, and people in less developed countries will feel the effects first. How is that fair?
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Coral reefs, for example, are projected to decline by a further 70–90% at 1.5°C
Coral bleaching is already a huge problem. The loss of coral reefs has a much greater impact than the death of one species. Coral reefs are the foundation for many aquatic ecosystems. If the coral dies, many fish and other animals will die as well. Of course this is devastating on an environmental level, but many people also depend on these fish to survive. The loss of coral reefs is a domino effect that we need to stop.
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