Climate Change, Global Governance IPCC Report: The Climate Crisis Requires Solutions That Do It All

Perry World House Visiting Scholar Stacy-ann Robinson is quoted in a new article from Atmos on the IPCC's latest climate change report.

A new report is here from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. While it has plenty of alarming findings on how climate change is here, The Frontline is focusing on how much we can still do to save people and the planet...

The latest IPCC report reminds us that cutting greenhouse gas emissions won’t only prevent further climate disaster. The steps we take to mitigate and adapt to climate change can simultaneously benefit nature and communities. On small islands, for instance, coral reefs can offer protection from storms supercharged by climate change. They can also improve the economy through tourism, fishing, and jobs, said Stacy-ann Robinson, an assistant professor of environmental studies at Colby College, who contributed to this report’s chapter on small islands.

“It’s very important to realize how interconnected everything is,” Robinson said. “Climate change is a global problem, but there needs to be strong recognition that we aren’t all equally affected by the impacts.”

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Teaser image credit: Photograph by Susan Meiselas / Magnum Photos / Trunk Archive, via Atmos