The 2019 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report is a call to action to avert the changes. The IPCC and 97% of climate scientists worldwide say the changes that are necessary to avert disaster are stark: 50% reduction in carbon emissions is needed by 2030, and net carbon effect by 2050.
But we have an Administration in denial, and mass media that’s more concerned with the latest tweet than explaining what’s going on in the climate, and what can be done about it by citizens in cities and towns in the Commonwealth.
How will the average citizen learn about what can be done to minimize the effects?
Several of us from Franklin got together along with the Franklin Democratic Town Committee, 350 Massachusetts for a Better Future, and Massachusetts Climate Action Network to plan a community-wide educational forum to examine the causes and effects policy implications, and actions to take at the town and state levels.
It’s called “Franklin 2050: The Climate Crisis” and it’s happening Thursday, October 17 at 7:00 PM at Franklin Elks 1077 Pond Street in Franklin.
Hope to see you there in this free forum event!
Richard Halpern
Franklin, MA
Register for the event
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/franklin-2050-the-climate-crisis-tickets-65325208457
Visit the IPCC page to get more information https://www.ipcc.ch/report/srccl/
You can also get a copy of the report directly
https://www.ipcc.ch/srccl-report-download-page/
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| 2019 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report |
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