Sustainability

We are aware of the impact of climate change on our society and the damage it is causing to our ecosystem.  

The rise in temperature must slow down if we are to avoid the worst consequences of climate change. Scientists say global warming needs to be kept at 1.5ºC by 2100. However, unless immediate measures are taken, the planet could still warm by more than 2ºC by the end of this century.  

And if nothing is done, scientists believe global warming could exceed 4ºC, leading to unprecedented heat waves, causing millions of people to lose their homes due to rising sea levels, triggering severe droughts, and causing irreversible biodiversity loss.  

Extreme weather events, such as heat waves, storms, and droughts, are already more intense and are threatening lives and livelihoods.  

With more warming, some regions could become uninhabitable as farmlands turn into desert.  

In other regions, the opposite is happening, with extreme rains causing historic floods, as recently seen in China, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.  

People in the poorest countries will suffer the most, as they do not have the money to adapt to climate change. Many farms in developing nations are already enduring too hot climates, and this will only worsen.  

Our oceans and their habitats are also under threat. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, for example, has already lost half of its corals since 1995 due to warmer seas caused by climate change.  

Wildfires are becoming more frequent as climate change increases the risk of warm, dry atmospheric conditions.  

And as frozen soil thaws in places like Siberia, greenhouse gases trapped for centuries will be released into the atmosphere, worsening climate change.  

Lastly, in a warmer world, it will be harder for animals to find the food and water they need. For example, polar bears could die as the ice they depend on melts, and elephants will struggle to find the 150-300 liters of water they need each day to survive.  

Scientists have calculated that at least 550 species could be lost this century, and the number will increase if no action is taken.