Experts: 2024 state of the climate report听
A by some of the world鈥檚 top climate scientists examines key indicators and finds that the world is 鈥渙n the brink of an irreversible climate disaster.鈥� The authors found that 25 out of 35 indicators used to track the planet's climate risk, from ocean temperatures to tree-cover loss, are at record levels. However, they also found positive developments: deforestation of the Amazon is declining, and use of renewable energy is rising. Their report, titled The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth, was published Tuesday in the journal 听听
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Christopher Barrington-Leigh, Associate Professor, Bieler School of Environment, studies the economics and impact of climate change policy and the energy transition in developing and developed countries. 听
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Peter Douglas, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, investigates carbon emissions and past climate change, as well as past examples of climate change linked to societal collapse.听
peter.douglas [at] mcgill.ca (English)听
John Gyakum, Full Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, researches the link between extreme weather systems and climate change.听听
john.gyakum [at] mcgill.ca (English)听
Eric Galbraith, Full Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, investigates how humans are both an integral part of the Earth system and are dramatically modifying the planet鈥檚 surface and life upon it.
eric.galbraith [at] mcgill.ca (English, French, Spanish)听