Published date: 1-Jun-2022
The world is in the midst of a climate emergency, with growing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions endangering human and environmental health.
Human activity is directly linked to a majority of GHG emissions, which lead to increases in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events – including flooding, droughts, wildfires and hurricanes – that affect millions of people and cause trillions in economic losses.
According to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, with the right policies, infrastructure and technology, we can make the necessary lifestyle changes to reduce 40–70 per cent of GHGs by 2050, thereby improving our health and well-being.