The Global Climate Action Project (GCAP) is your resource centre to become better informed about climate change and equip yourself with the skills and knowledge to help tackle this issue as an individual. So, you can feel confident in your ability to take action, we’ve researched and summarised key information about climate change and how we can all work together to address the climate crisis.
This project ties in with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. In particular, the GCAP supports the Goal 13 targets of strengthening resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries, and improving education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning.
This project ties in with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. In particular, the GCAP supports the Goal 13 targets of strengthening resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries, and improving education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning.
If we all work together, we can give the world the best chance possible of reducing the impacts of climate change. With the resources here, you can quickly dive deeper into the areas you care about most, and learn how you can make a positive difference - starting today.
The serious impacts of human-driven climate change are already being experienced in Australia and across the world. These negative impacts are predicted to increase significantly in the near future, unless urgent action is taken to address climate change and mitigate its effects. Even a small increase in average global temperature means huge changes, with dangerous impacts. As a society, we need to work together to fight the climate crisis and keep global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
We’re already seeing the devastating effects of a warming climate with the annual global average temperature just 1 degree Celsius hotter than pre-industrial levels. Global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, exacerbating climate change and endangering our communities, our environments, and our planet. In 2019, carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere rose to new records. Although the world is battling COVID-19, climate change is not on pause. This is an issue we need to address now.
Floods, drought, hurricanes, storms, heatwaves and megafires are occurring more frequently and for longer, with greater severity. Driven by climate change, these events have already destroyed hundreds of thousands of human lives and livelihoods. Human starvation and displacement (due to sea level rise, extreme weather events, and a changing climate) is being experienced in communities around the world, and climate-induced mass migrations, more pandemics, and conflicts over resources are predicted. Our planet’s biodiversity is also under threat. In 2016, the first mammal extinction due to human-driven climate change was declared. Top scientists have warned of mass extinctions. Ocean warming and acidification, melting ice, shifting climatic zones, and changes in the growth and distribution of many species have already been recorded. Widespread coral bleaching is occurring in marine reefs. All these changes have flow-on effects, and impact human activities, like tourism and food security.
We’re already witnessing the impacts of climate breakdown and the effects of that on humans and other species around the world. Unless we act now, things will only become worse - more serious, more dangerous, more life-threatening. To protect what matters, we need to work together to fight this global crisis. Massive and rapid change is vital, and your help as an individual is key. Together, we can all contribute to real and lasting change, for a healthier, safer, more equitable, climate-resilient world. Read on to learn what you can do today.
We’re already seeing the devastating effects of a warming climate with the annual global average temperature just 1 degree Celsius hotter than pre-industrial levels. Global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, exacerbating climate change and endangering our communities, our environments, and our planet. In 2019, carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere rose to new records. Although the world is battling COVID-19, climate change is not on pause. This is an issue we need to address now.
Floods, drought, hurricanes, storms, heatwaves and megafires are occurring more frequently and for longer, with greater severity. Driven by climate change, these events have already destroyed hundreds of thousands of human lives and livelihoods. Human starvation and displacement (due to sea level rise, extreme weather events, and a changing climate) is being experienced in communities around the world, and climate-induced mass migrations, more pandemics, and conflicts over resources are predicted. Our planet’s biodiversity is also under threat. In 2016, the first mammal extinction due to human-driven climate change was declared. Top scientists have warned of mass extinctions. Ocean warming and acidification, melting ice, shifting climatic zones, and changes in the growth and distribution of many species have already been recorded. Widespread coral bleaching is occurring in marine reefs. All these changes have flow-on effects, and impact human activities, like tourism and food security.
We’re already witnessing the impacts of climate breakdown and the effects of that on humans and other species around the world. Unless we act now, things will only become worse - more serious, more dangerous, more life-threatening. To protect what matters, we need to work together to fight this global crisis. Massive and rapid change is vital, and your help as an individual is key. Together, we can all contribute to real and lasting change, for a healthier, safer, more equitable, climate-resilient world. Read on to learn what you can do today.
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For additional, interesting information on climate change and climate action, we recommend watching the following TED talks. TED is a global non-profit community dedicated to sharing free knowledge and spreading important ideas with the power to change lives for the better. These talks are linked here with the kind permission of TED.
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Videos related to climate change:
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Videos related to climate change:
- "Why climate change is a threat to human rights" - Mary Robinson
- "New thinking on the climate crisis" - Al Gore
- "The science behind a climate headline" - Rachel Pike
- "How China is (and isn't) fighting pollution and climate change" - Angel Hsu
- "Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss" - James Balog
Videos related to climate action:
- "Let’s prepare for our new climate" - Vicki Arroyo
- "This country isn't just carbon neutral - it's carbon negative" - Tshering Tobgay
- "Fighting climate change in a post-COVID brave new world" - Lian Pin Koh
- "Every day you live, you impact the planet" - Jane Goodall
- "How to turn climate anxiety into action" - Renee Lertzman
- "The economic benefits of climate action" - Marcelo Mena
- "A climate change solution that's right under our feet" - Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
- "100 solutions to reverse global warming" - Chad Frischmann
- "A climate solution where all sides can win" - Ted Halstead
- "How we can make the world a better place by 2030" - Michael Green
- "5 transformational policies for a prosperous and sustainable world - Johan Rockström
- "Climate change is happening. Here’s how we adapt - Alice Bows-Larkin