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Climate change and society
Climate change adaptationClimate change adaptation is the process of adjusting to actual or expected climate and its effects. This adjustment aims to moderate harm for people and…
Net-zero emissionsGlobal net-zero emissions are reached when greenhouse gas emissions and removals due to human activities are in balance.
Effects of climate change on human healthIn 2019, an estimated 345,000 people over the age of 65 died from heat exposure. This figure represents a record high for that demographic group during that…
Climate justiceIn September 2021, a crowd gathered in Berlin under the banner "fight for climate justice". This moment captured a movement that seeks to address how climate…
Effects of climate changeThe 20th century was the hottest in nearly 2,000 years. Scientists have studied tree rings and ice cores to understand this rapid change.
Climate change vulnerabilityThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published its Third Assessment Report in 2001. This document defined climate change vulnerability as the degree…
Climate change in popular cultureScience historian Naomi Oreskes noted in 2005 that a huge disconnect existed between what professional scientists had studied and learned in the last thirty…
Climate emergency declarationThe first government to declare a climate emergency was the City of Darebin in Melbourne, Australia. This local council made the decision on the 5th of…