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Warning scientists from the world to humanity: a second opinion




by izentrop » 15/11/17, 23:49

Manifesto of 15000 scientists for a new civilization: http://www.temoignages.re/developpement ... tion,91363
"Twenty-five years ago, in 1992, the Union of Concerned Scientists and more than 1 700 Independent Scientists, whose majority of the Nobel Prize winners of science then alive, signed the" World Scientists'Warning to Humanity " . These scientists urged humanity to curb the destruction of the environment and warned: "If we want to avoid great human misery, it is essential to make a profound change in our management of the Earth and its life. . "...
Since 1992, apart from stabilizing the depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer, not only has humanity failed to make sufficient progress to address these announced environmental challenges, but it is very disturbing to note that most of they have become considerably worse. Particularly troubling is the current trajectory of potentially catastrophic climate change, due to increased GHG emissions from burning fossil fuels, deforestation and agricultural production - including emissions from livestock ruminant ranching. . We also triggered a phenomenon of mass extinction, the sixth in 540 million years, at the end of which many forms of life could disappear completely, or at least be on the brink of extinction from here at the end of the century ...

13 measures:

1. favor the establishment of interconnected reserves, properly funded and properly managed, to protect a significant proportion of the various terrestrial, aerial and aquatic habitats - seawater and freshwater;

2. preserve nature's services through ecosystems by stopping the conversion of native forests, grasslands and other habitats;

3. restore large-scale endemic plant communities, including forest landscapes;

4. re-wilt areas with endemic species, especially super-predators, to restore ecological dynamics and processes;

5. develop and adopt appropriate policy instruments to combat the defaunation, poaching, exploitation and trafficking of endangered species;

6. reduce food waste through education and infrastructure improvements;

7. to promote a reorientation of the diet towards a food of essentially vegetable origin;

8. further reduce the fertility rate by ensuring that men and women have access to education and family planning services, particularly in areas where these services are still lacking;

9. multiply outings for children in order to develop their sensitivity to nature, and in general to improve the appreciation of nature throughout society;

10. divesting certain sectors and ceasing certain purchases to encourage positive environmental change;

11. design and promote new green technologies and turn massively towards green energy sources while progressively reducing support for energy production using fossil fuels;

12. review our economy to reduce inequities in wealth and ensure that prices, taxes and incentives take into account the true cost of our consumption patterns for our environment;

13. to determine in the long term a sustainable and scientifically defensible human population size while securing the support of countries and world leaders to achieve this vital goal.


See the manifesto online https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/art ... 25/4605229

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Re: Warning scientists from the world to humanity: a second opinion




by Grelinette » 16/11/17, 14:08

izentrop wrote:
"Twenty-five years ago, in 1992, the Union of Concerned Scientists and more than 1 700 Independent Scientists, whose majority of the Nobel Prize winners of science then alive, signed the" World Scientists'Warning to Humanity " . These scientists urged humanity to curb the destruction of the environment and warned: "If we want to avoid great human misery, it is essential to make a profound change in our management of the Earth and its life. . "...

A few months ago, visiting the INA website, I came across videos of conferences where scientists were already sounding the alarm about pollution and the disturbing destruction of the environment ... These conferences were years 60! (It seems to me that it was in Beirut, Lebanon, before this country knew the war).

Captain Cousteau was there to try to sensitize the scientists and politicians present on the state of marine pollution already alarming at the time. I put the links on econology (Christophe, if you can find the links of these videos ...)

In short, to say that the cries of alarm of the scientists on the destruction of the environment do not date from today, nor from yesterday, but from the day before yesterday, and that they will continue still tomorrow and after tomorrow without things really moving!
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by Christophe » 16/11/17, 14:13

Many of these 13 points are among the fundamentals of econology ... especially the 10, 11 and 12 ...

But it is not the scientists who should sign this kind of document, it is the bankers, billionaires and influential economists * ... in short those who have the money so the power ... What I'm still too blunt? Sorry... : Cheesy:

* although there must be a few economists in the 15 ... but certainly not "good" economists for the "system in place" ...
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by Christophe » 16/11/17, 14:20

Grelinette wrote:Captain Cousteau was there to try to sensitize the scientists and politicians present on the state of marine pollution already alarming at the time. I put the links on econology (Christophe, if you can find the links of these videos ...)


You may be talking about this: bistro / big-knuckle-blues-t33.html ?

In the 33ieme subject of forums! A subject from 2003 ... History! : Shock:
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by Bardal » 16/11/17, 14:27

It is reassuring, and perhaps not completely useless, to see these scientists alert once again to the urgency of adopting effective measures ...

Still, each point constitutes in itself a heavy program, on which it is not certain that there is a real consensus among the signatories, especially as regards the concrete solutions to be adopted ...
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by Christophe » 16/11/17, 14:37

bardal wrote:It is reassuring, and perhaps not completely useless, to see these scientists alert once again to the urgency of adopting effective measures ...


Reassuring? Not so much ... This is 40 or even 50 years that some scientists get alarms ... for almost nothing effective *

It was not Chirac in 2002 who said “The house is on fire but we are looking elsewhere?” ... What has changed since? In terms of the climate, everything got worse ... absolutely everything! We spend billions trying to get to Mars, we are not screwed to put so many in AMBITIOUS climate protection programs ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgrHr-MOVBI

Useful? I doubt it too ... the news came out on the occasion of the COP23 ... in 2 months everyone will have forgotten ... : Cheesy:

bardal wrote:Still, each point constitutes in itself a heavy program, on which it is not certain that there is a real consensus among the signatories, especially as regards the concrete solutions to be adopted ...


It is especially the point 13 which seems to me heavy to assume from an ethical point of view!

But maybe Trump and Kim Jung will solve the thing in a few hours ... : Cheesy:

If there is a solution, it is not a problem (West Indian proverb)
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by Christophe » 16/11/17, 14:46

Christophe wrote:What has changed since? In terms of climate, everything has gotten worse ... absolutely everything! We spend billions trying to go to Mars, we are not able to put as much in AMBITIOUS programs to save the climate ...


And precisely an article of the day to illustrate: https://www.la-croix.com/A-COP23-allian ... 1300892381

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by Christophe » 16/11/17, 15:06

Integrity of the text saved here in French (not including fortunately : Cheesy: ) ... and I added the legend of the figures in the 1er message ...

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