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🚨 Planet Alert! 🚨 CO2 levels have hit a record high—unseen in 4 million years! According to the 2023 IPCC report, we’re now facing the highest carbon levels in human history. The clock is ticking. It’s time to act for our planet’s future! 🌍 We're not just jeopardizing our own survival, but also the future of countless species and ecosystems. Yet, there's still time to rewrite our planet's story. Together, we can reduce emissions, and preserve the beauty of our world for generations to come. The power is in our hands! 💚 #TrashIt #climatechange #linkedin #ipcc #climatecrisis

While gathering data from various environmental portals on that track GLOBAL temperature we found that 2023 reached an unprecedented average temperature, hovering around 14.98°C🌡️. *This is the AVG of the planet. Over half of the year showed temperatures exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

The Ocean: Our Largest Carbon Sink The ocean plays a critical role in mitigating climate change by absorbing nearly 30% of the world’s CO2 emissions each year. Known as a natural carbon sink, it holds an estimated 38,000 gigatons of CO2, far more than the atmosphere. Oceans have absorbed about 90% of excess heat caused by human activity, preventing drastic temperature rises. Unknown to many, marine organisms like phytoplankton play a key role in sequestering CO2 through photosynthesis, forming the base of the ocean's biological pump. However, increased CO2 levels are causing ocean acidification, affecting marine ecosystems and biodiversity. The acidity has risen by 30% since the Industrial Revolution. Protecting our oceans is crucial for maintaining their capacity to absorb carbon and mitigate climate impacts. #OceanCarbonSink #ClimateAction #CO2Absorption #Sustainability #MarineConservation #OceanHealth #EnergyTransition #ClimateChange #CarbonSequestration #ProtectOurOceans

We are closer than ever too killing off life in the sea. Phew… good thing we live on land, maybe you think. But science warns us that life came from the sea. All the life. In fact we followed plants and fought our way up and out through a sea over saturated with sharks to make it where we are today. So if we kill off life in the ocean we are dead, the root will have been discarded leaving the branch alone to resprout. Since the Industrial Revolution the acidity of the ocean has increased by 30%. We aren’t that far off now from something we don’t want to know. #climate #carbon

The average global temperature for 2024 pushed past 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, for the first time in a calendar year @dw _ environment #sustainme #beresponsiblebesustainable #climateaction #Climatechange #ClimateCrisis #hottestdayoftheyear☀️ #hottestyear #theguardian #climatebreakdown

The average global temperature for 2024 pushed past 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, for the first time in a calendar year @dw _ environment #sustainme #beresponsiblebesustainable #climateaction #Climatechange #ClimateCrisis #hottestdayoftheyear☀️ #hottestyear #theguardian #climatebreakdown

Resent extreme heatwave in major cities was caused by human activities OVERSHOOTING the tolerable earth benchmark. The date of Earth Overshoot Day is announced each year on June 5. The event is hosted and calculated by Global Footprint Network, an international research organization that provides decision-makers with a menu of tools to help the human economy operate within Earth's ecological limits. Several factors contribute to the early arrival of Earth Overshoot Day. Overpopulation, excessive energy consumption, reliance on fossil fuels, and the production of greenhouse gases are some of the critical drivers of resource depletion. It's a well-known fact that carbon emissions have a devastating effect on our environment. Reducing GHG emissions can effectively slow down the rates of rising global temperatures, it can help restore balance to rising sea levels, slow down the melting of polar ice caps, and prevent ocean acidification. Let’s all contribute to carbon emission reduction!!!

Loss and Damage Indicators 🌱 – Loss and damage are terms used in the context of climate change 🌼 to describe the negative 🏭 impacts that occur beyond the ability of communities or ecosystems to adapt. While they are often used together, they represent distinct concepts: Loss 📉 - This refers to the disappearance of something valued. In the context of climate change, loss can include the loss of lives 🐵, livelihoods 😡, biodiversity, cultural heritage, and infrastructure 🏫 due to extreme weather events, sea-level rise, or other climate-related impacts. Loss is often irreversible and can have profound and long-lasting effects on communities and ecosystems. Damage 📈 - Damage refers to the negative impacts or harm caused by climate change that can still be quantified and potentially repaired or mitigated. This can include physical damage to infrastructure, economic losses, reduced agricultural productivity 🥛 , health impacts, and displacement of people. Damage may be temporary or permanent and can vary in severity depending on factors such as the magnitude of climate change impacts and the resilience of affected systems. Major Indicators – -         Climate change – total, fossil, biogenic, water use and land use -         Ozone depletion,  Photochemical ozone formation -         Acidification, Eco-toxicity (freshwater) -         Eutrophication – freshwater, marine, terrestrial -         Depletion of abiotic resources – minerals and metals -         Depletion of abiotic resources – fossil fuels -         Human toxicity – cancer, non-cancer -         Ionizing radiation, human health -         Particulate matter emissions #climatechnage #ozonedepletion #acidifciation #eutrophication #wateruse #landuse #ecotoxicity #wateruse #ionization #ldc #adaptation #bangladesh

The results from the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, primarily due to, activities like deforestation, industrial processes, and the burning of fossil fuels. These gases trap heat, causing the Earth's temperature to rise, leading to climate change.Environmental degradation directly impacts human health. On World Environment Day, let's pledge to nurture nature so that our forests grow denser, air gets purer and oceans teem with life. Today let's wish that humanity lives in harmony with nature to balance the ecosystem and work towards preserving them. 🌴 🌳 #environmentclub #environmntday #mettcover #coldchain

"Nature has so far balanced our abuse. This is coming to an end" 🌱 Together, our planet’s oceans, forests, soils and other natural carbon sinks absorb about half (!) of all human emissions. But with #climatechange we are seeing these processes breaking down. 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded: and research shows that the carbon absorbed by land has (at least temporarily!) collapsed. That means that the amount of carbon absorbed by forests, plants and soil was almost *none*. And the sea? Also shows strong warning signs. ⚠ Melting glaciers and ice sheets, disrupting the Gulf stream and slowing the rate at which oceans absorb carbon. All of these are very, very grim news. Reaching net zero is impossible without nature. But there is a glimpse of hope. The breakdown of the land carbon sink *could* be temporary: without pressures from wildfire and droughts, land *could* return to absorbing carbon again. We cannot just assume that nature can do the job to get us out of the #climatecrisis. We need to tackle the big issue - reducing emissions. And that means phasing out #fossilfuels across all sectors. An #energytransition - also for nature. See further resources in comments below.