It’s time to rethink the climate emergency narrative

“The science is clear. The world is in a state of climate emergency, and we need to shift into emergency gear.” This is the opening sentence on the UN’s Environment Program (UNEP) page on <a href="https://razgo.medium.com/The%20UN%20Environment%20Programme%20(UNEP)" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">climate emergency</a>. The first part of the sentence is indisputable. Not only is the science clear, but <a href="https://scientistswarning.forestry.oregonstate.edu/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">scientists are also increasingly vocal</a>, using the term ‘climate emergency’ more frequently in their publications. A recent <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/10/30/climate-emergency-scientists-declaration/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Washington Post</a> article revealed a significant rise in papers mentioning “climate emergency” in the Web of Science research database, from 32 in 2015 to 862 in 2022. <a href="https://razgo.medium.com/its-time-to-rethink-the-climate-emergency-narrative-05ce6909a87c">Read More</a>