Description: Five Percent Conserve Energy About us The most significant concern of our day is climate change, which is developing even more quickly than we had predicted. Despite this, we are in no way helpless in the face of the threat. The climate emergency is a race we are losing, but one from which we may
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Every year, billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide are released into the atmosphere during the production of coal, oil, and gas. With no signs of slowing down, human activities are to blame for record-high levels of greenhouse gas emissions. The warmest four years on record have just passed. Temperatures are currently at least one degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to a September 2019 assessment by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), putting us dangerously close to taking a "unacce
Sea levels are already increasing as a result of the melting of glaciers and ice sheets in the arctic and mountainous areas. Nearly 40% of the world’s population lives within 100 kilometers of the coast, and nearly two thirds of cities with a population of more than five million are situated in areas at risk of rising sea levels. In our lifetime, entire neighborhoods in New York, Shanghai, Abu Dhabi, Osaka, Rio de Janeiro, and many other cities could be submerged, forcing millions of people to relocate.