Eight things the world must do to avoid the worst of climate change

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/21/methane-to-food-waste-eight-ways-to-attempt-to-stay-within-15c

 

Fiona Harvey Environment editor
Tue 21 Mar 2023 15.10 EDT

 

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published the “synthesis report” of its sixth assessment report (AR6) on Monday [Mar. 20, 2023]. Eight years in preparation, this mammoth report encompasses the entire range of human knowledge of the climate system, compiled by hundreds of scientists from thousands of academic papers, and published in four parts, in August 2021, February and April 2022, and March 2023.

The report drew together the most important findings – but also highlighted some key measures that governments and countries must take immediately if we are to avoid climate catastrophe:

Reduce methane

Stop deforestation

Restore other degraded land, and stop it being turned to agriculture

Change agriculture, and change the way we eat

Solar and wind power

Energy efficiency

Stop burning coalPut climate at the heart of all decision-making