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IPCC Report: Climate Change Is a Generational Justice Issue

Source
Natural Resources Defense Council

Publication Date
2021-08-18

The report, authored by more than 200 scientists from across the globe and based on more than 14,000 individual studies, is a comprehensive synthesis of the latest science on the changing state of our climate system. It concludes that it is “unequivocal” that climate change is being caused by human activities, primarily the burning of coal, oil, and gas. Yet, California, a state known for its progressive climate stance, just approved 40,000 new oil wells in Kern County, an area already littered with tens of thousands existing wells and among the most polluted regions in the state.

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https://www.nrdc.org/experts/christina-swanson/ipcc-report-climate-change-generational-justice-issue