1. 3 things we learned about the state of the planet this month
28 sep 2023 · Three newly published reports reiterate and back up what we already know about the increasing damage we're inflicting on the world's natural landscapes.
This month, three new reports reveal just how dire the state of the planet is now. But there’s still hope if we act now before things get worse.
2. State of the Planet: Better Than Ever | The Heritage Foundation
1. Natural resources are more abundant and affordable today than ever before in history. · 2. Energy resources are growing. · 3. Air and water is cleaner than ...
Think about this: There is no time in the history of mankind that would be a better time to be alive than today. Although most people resist this message, and perhaps it is natural to have a yearning for the simpler times of yesteryear, nearly every objective measure of the state of the planet and the state of human progress shows vast improvement over time. You can find proof of this in about 30 seconds on your iPhone, which has about as much computing power than every computer used by all the nations of World War II.
3. The State of the Planet - UNSDG
2 dec 2020 · We are facing a devastating pandemic, new heights of global heating, new lows of ecological degradation and new setbacks in our work towards global goals.
We are facing a devastating pandemic, new heights of global heating, new lows of ecological degradation and new setbacks in our work towards global goals for more equitable, inclusive and sustainable development.
4. The State of the Planet in 10 Numbers | Scientific American
20 nov 2023 · Here is a snapshot of the warming world, from sea-level rise to fossil fuel subsidies to renewable energy growth.
Here is a snapshot of the warming world, from sea-level rise to fossil fuel subsidies to renewable energy growth
5. State of the planet a worrying concern for future generations | Trellis
8 jul 2020 · Our study highlighted that the main thing worrying people across the world is the state of the planet for future generations.
Even amid the pandemic, anxiety about climate change is growing among the young.
6. The Growing Awareness and Prominence of Environmental ...
19 sep 2022 · Growing threats have increased environmental awareness and the prominence of our efforts to ensure sustainable economic growth.
Growing threats have increased environmental awareness and the prominence of our efforts to ensure sustainable economic growth.
7. Avoiding a 'Ghastly Future': Hard Truths on the State of the Planet
27 jan 2021 · A group of the world's top ecologists have issued a stark warning about the snowballing crisis caused by climate change, population growth, and unchecked ...
A group of the world’s top ecologists have issued a stark warning about the snowballing crisis caused by climate change, population growth, and unchecked development. Their assessment is grim, but big-picture societal changes on a global scale can still avert a disastrous future.
8. State of the Planet - The World Counts
The amount of natural resources we extract from Earth will more than double in the same period. We are already overspending the planet by more than 70 percent.
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9. Earth is our home. Here's how it's changing. - National Geographic
29 mrt 2024 · We have pieces on how the natural world is being reshaped, on global pollution, and on the promise and perils of our rapid energy transition.
These hand-picked National Geographic stories show how the world is bracing for—and embracing—its future.
10. [PDF] THE STATE OF THE PLANET: Why is there a crisis
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11. Evidence - NASA Science
It is undeniable that human activities have produced the atmospheric gases that have trapped more of the Sun's energy in the Earth system. This extra energy has ...
Takeaways The rate of change since the mid-20th century is unprecedented over millennia. Earth’s climate has changed throughout history. Just in the last 800,000 years, there have been eight cycles of ice ages and warmer periods, with the end of the last ice age about 11,700 years ago marking the beginning of the modern climate […]
12. Planetary boundaries - Stockholm Resilience Centre
... state of the planet by impacting the energy balance and chemical cycles on Earth. ... The health of the planet and its people are at risk. The ...
The planetary boundaries concept presents a set of nine planetary boundaries within which humanity can continue to develop and thrive for generations to come
13. Overuse of Resources on Earth - The World Counts
According to a study by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), more than a third of Earth's natural resources have been destroyed by humans in just thirty years.
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14. State of Europe's environment
28 okt 2024 · Europe faces persistent problems in areas such as biodiversity loss, resource use, climate change impacts and environmental risks to health and well-being.
EU environment and climate policies have delivered substantial benefits over recent decades, such as cleaner air and water. Nevertheless, Europe, as well as the rest of the globe, is facing environmental challenges of unprecedented scale and urgency.
15. EARTH: A Graphic Look at the State of the World
A concise and comprehensive overview of the state of the planet and humanity. Earth's ecological and human systems are in severe crisis.
A concise and comprehensive overview of the state of the planet and humanity. Earth's ecological and human systems are in a state of severe crisis. Although there is a wealth of information available about the state of the planet, much of it is fragmented or presented with agenda. The convergence of issues facing the earth are so interrelated that most of of them cannot be fully understood out of context.
16. Let's talk about… the state of our planet - CPW
The best way to think of this is to imagine our planet as being surrounded by a thick blanket of what are known as 'greenhouse gases', of which carbon dioxide ...
Climate change and the climate emergency are complicated terms, so what do they mean in reality and what are the sustainable solutions?
17. State of the Global Climate 2023
19 mrt 2024 · State of Global Climate report confirms 2023 as hottest year on record by clear margin; Records broken for ocean heat, sea level rise ...
The State of the Global Climate 2023 report shows that records were once again broken, and in some cases smashed, for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat.
18. State of the Planet – News from the Columbia Climate School
Food systems researcher Jessica Fanzo offers tips for a more environmentally friendly holiday. cooked turkey on table · American Geophysical Union 2024: Key ...
News from the Columbia Climate School
19. Where We'll End Up Living as the Planet Burns | TIME
31 aug 2022 · The bad news is that no place on Earth will be unaffected by climate change. Everywhere will undergo some kind of transformation in response to ...
Over the next fifty years, hotter temperatures combined with intense humidity are set to make large swathes of the globe lethal to live in.
20. The UN Secretary-General speaks on the state of the planet | United Nations
2 dec 2023 · Humanity is waging war on nature. Nature always strikes back – and it is already doing so with growing force and fury. The fallout of the ...
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21. 4 Lessons From David Attenborough's 'A Life on Our Planet' - Earth.Org
8 okt 2020 · The film traces his 60-year career, outlining how steeply the health of the planet has declined in his lifetime. It also makes grim predictions ...
The 2020 film by David Attenborough – “A Life on Our Planet” – makes grim predictions for the future. Here are the main takeaways.
22. Climate report: 'Uncharted territory' imperils life on Earth | Newsroom
24 okt 2023 · As long as humanity continues to put extreme pressure on the planet, any strategy that focuses only on carbon or climate will simply ...
CORVALLIS, Ore. – An international coalition of climate scientists says in a paper published today that the Earth’s vital signs have worsened beyond anything humans have yet seen, to the point that life on the planet is imperiled. William Ripple, a distinguished professor in the Oregon State University College of Forestry, and former OSU postdoctoral researcher Christopher Wolf are the lead authors of the report, and 10 other U.S. and global scientists are co-authors.
23. State of the Planet
State of the Planet (SP) is dedicated to the publication of scientific synthesis reports and assessments on all subjects of the Earth and environmental ...
