Instead of staying stable, temperatures in more than 100 countries are rising more and more due to increasing carbon pollution. The sign of climate change is unmistakable and that global warming is accelerating is another palpable truth. In the last three decades, colder than normal years have become a rare sight and from the 1990s onwards, they almost completely disappeared. And the years are getting hotter and hotter … Climate change is real and is already happening.
Man-made climate change increases the risk of extreme floods and rains, heat waves and forest fires with dire consequences for humans, animals and the environment. The future does not look good at all.
With the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere projected to average 411 parts per million (ppm) during 2019, there is a long way to go before the ambitious targets of the Paris Agreement are met.
As a reminder, atmospheric CO2 hovered around 280 ppm before the start of the Industrial Revolution in 1750 and the 46% increase since then is the main cause of global warming.
Did you know that the average wildlife population has decreased by 60% in just over 40 years?
The average size of vertebrate populations (mammals, fish, birds and reptiles) decreased by 60% between 1970 and 2014 alone, according to the biennial Living Planet Report published by the Zoological Society of London and WWF.
An international panel of scientists, backed by the UN, argues that climate change is playing an increasingly important role in the extinction of species. Following the overexploitation of resources and changes in the use of land and sea, the third largest driver of biodiversity loss is believed to be climate change.
For this reason, there have been many initiatives trying to warn humanity of the fatal fate of our planet and the beings that live here not to modify our actions and our vision in this climate emergency. Today we review the most outstanding documentaries on climate change:
