The United Nations report concludes that ‘unsustainable human activities globally’ are degrading the ecosystems of Earth, and ‘endangering the ecological foundations of society’
In this Nov. 10, 2017, file photo, motorists ride through a thick blanket of smog and dust on the outskirts of New Delhi, India.Earth is sick with multiple and worsening environmental ills killing millions of people yearly, a new UN report says.
The sixth Global Environment Outlook, released Wednesday at a UN conference in Nairobi, Kenya, painted a dire picture of a planet where environmental problems interact with each other to make things even more dangerous for people. It uses the word “risk” 561 times in a 740-page report. But the same document says changes in the way the world eats, buys things, gets its energy and handles its waste could help fix the problems.
The scientists said the most important and pressing problems facing humankind are global warming and loss of biodiversity because they are permanent and affect so many people in so many different ways.“Time is running out to prevent the irreversible and dangerous impacts of climate change,” the report says, noting that unless something changes, global temperatures will exceed the threshold of warming – another 1.
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