“Your politicians lack the insight about the climate crisis”
“WWF: Sweden’s local politicians – to create you a plan.”
“This is an opinion piece. It is the writer who stands for the views that are put forward in the text, not Against.”
“the DEBATE Climate is our most serious välfärdshot over the next decade, according to the World Economic Forum’s global risk report for 2019. We must halve emissions by 2030 to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. Every year we wait is reduced to two years from this deadline. “
“It means that if not enough is being done in the next four years, in 2030, suddenly become to 2023, and by then it’s too late. “
“Global emissions will increase. The Swedish decreases too slowly; with 1 per cent last year, instead of the 6 to 8 percent per year, which is required if we are to meet our Swedish ”nettonoll”-goal to 2045, according to the environmental protection agency.”
“With this speed we do not reach the target of limiting warming to 1.5 °C. Higher temperatures lead to a highly uncertain world where a number of human and natural systems are pushed beyond their capacity to adapt. “
“extreme weather, such as droughts and subsequent fires, is becoming increasingly common. Forest fires in the western united states has increased by almost 80 percent over the past 40 years. In the summer of 2018 were also affected Sweden of large, svårsläckta fires and several villages in the Country had to be evacuated. “
“This new world, which we so far only one suspect, we have no experience of that control. In the latest report from the UN intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC), which is one of our contemporary most-reviewed, with over 6 000 forskningsreferenser, the conclusions are unambiguous about the fact that our emissions give rise to climate change. “
“the Risks of continuing without change is huge. If we are not able to respond to this research report, which report will then be worthy of our attention in the future?”
“the World Economic Forum’s risk report 2019 also global geopolitical tensions as the biggest short-term threat on the planet. This means that many national leaders will give priority to other things than the climate during the closest time. “
“In Sweden we have for example, spent several months to resolve the formation of the government. So, who is going to act then?”
“Therefore, directed the gaze of the now increasingly against our closest democratic institution: the municipalities. Even the IPCC highlights the local systems as one of four global system that is of the greatest importance for the future, precisely because of the national lockups. Without local decision-makers can 1,5-gradersmålet not be reached. “
“It is clear that more and more people are properly concerned about our climate. Greta Thunberg skolstrejk has grown exponentially, and klimatmanifestationer are held regularly outside over 100 town halls in Sweden. In Thunberg spirit of the planned ”Global Strike for the Future” on the 15th of march there are already 19 countries and 170 cities are notified. “
“Several municipalities around the world that have responded and do not want to wait. Over 20 municipalities, including London, Vancouver, Oxford, and Berkeley, have declared their towns in klimatnödläge. It is a powerful signal. We must all come together to think in new ways. And act. Now. “
“We want Sweden’s local politicians must:”
“Wwf is now launching a tool that the municipalities’ current emissions can be compared with the emission reductions required to reach the 1.5 °C target, and that provides a customized analysis, where the proposal on strong measures for emission reductions and climate change adaptation are included. “
“It is based on IPCC data and is verified by the global experts. Our ambition is to be able to celebrate 100 of the world’s cities and municipalities with action plans in line with the 1.5 °C goal!”
“it has neither the advice or the time to not act. “
“nHåkan., secretary-general, WWFnSabina Andrén, program coordinator, sustainable cities, WWF”
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