In between talking about billions and millions of years ago, I woud like to remind you that on Monday, December 1st the UN Climate Change Conference will begin in Lima, Peru!
Let the games begin... #COP20 in Lima :-) pic.twitter.com/W8GiSRYRpj
— #COP20 Lima (@LimaCop20) November 28, 2014
As we have seen, our climate has changed before for different reasons, ranging from tiny microorganisms to huge continents, but generally changes have taken a very long time - thousands or millions of years. Today we are seeing an accelerated climate change, in a very short timescale.
In its latest report the IPCC said:
"Human influence on the climate system is clear, and recent anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are the highest in history. Recent climate changes have had widespread impacts on human and natural systems."
So, it is also up to us to make the necessary changes to try to mitigate the effects as much as possible. This meeting will be important leading up to Paris 2015, and will mark the trend of where we are heading to in the future.
If you want to follow the action, http://newsroom.unfccc.int/lima/ is a good place to start. Oh, and of course there is an app!
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