The Climate Emergency Plan calls for a total transformation of the consumption-oriented way of life that has evolved around an economic system involving production for profit on the one hand and escalating demand for both essential items and luxuries on the other. Can humankind do it?
The Club of Rome’s Climate Emergency Plan unveiled on November 24, 2018, comes in the wake of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Special Report on Climate Change of 1.5°C, released on October 7, 2018. It provides yet another reminder that humankind stands on the threshold of disaster. Authored by Sandrine Dixson-Decleve, Ian Dunlop and Anders Wijkman with support from Martin Hedberg and Till Kellerhoff, it gives an idea of the immediacy of the threat when it states with reference to climate change, “Until recently, it was seen as a future threat. Today, it is a reality affecting the lives of millions. In the 21st Century, more than any other issue, it will dictate the long-term prosperity and security of nations, and of the planet.”
The devastating consequences of climate change are well-known and include flooding of coastal areas, destruction of coral reefs, extinction and/or migration of marine species, drastically fluctuating weather patterns, floods, droughts, migration and/or extinction of birds and animals to escape climate conditions rendered inhospitable and drastic changes in agriculture as cropping patterns change in keeping with changing climate conditions.
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