Window ‘Brief and Rapidly Closing’ to Mitigate, Adapt to Climate Change, UN Says

Climate change is disrupting ecosystems and human lives and urgent action is needed to slow its advance and prepare for impacts, according to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Created by the United Nations (UN) in 1988, the IPCC provides policymakers with regular scientific assessments on the current state of knowledge about climate change. The latest report had 270 authors from 67 countries and clocked in at 3,675 pages. The focus of the report is how societies must work to adapt to a changing climate.

“This report is a dire warning about the consequences of inaction,” said Hoesung Lee, Chair of the IPCC. “It shows that climate change is a grave and mounting threat to our wellbeing and a healthy planet. Our actions today will...