An
open letter declaring that "planet Earth is facing a
climate emergency" – co-signed by 11,000 scientists
– was published on Tuesday. It asserts that despite the
science being in on climate for 40 years, greenhouse gas emissions
continue to rise at an ever-increasingly damaging rate.
"The climate crisis is closely linked to excessive
consumption of the wealthy lifestyle," reads the letter
that's been signed by scientists in 153 countries. Contributing
human activities associated with this lifestyle are meat
production, global tree cover loss, fossil fuel consumption and air
travel.
Yet, despite four decades of warning, the global community has
generally "conducted business as usual" and has
"largely failed to address this predicament", the letter
continues. So, these scientists have spoken out, as it's their
"moral obligation".
