10 key solutions needed to
mitigate climate change
Source IPCC AR6 (2023), summarised by the World Resources Institute
Climate change is happening
We are already seeing its effects through occurrences such as extreme weather events, sea level rise and the loss of biodiversity. In 2023, for the first time, global warming exceeded 1.5℃ for an entire year.
1.5°c
Global warming has exceeded 1.5°C for an entire year
Humans are driving climate change through the emission of greenhouse gases
Between 1850 and 2020 average global temperatures have increased by over 1°C due to human factors. Simulations suggest that without human activity there wouldn’t be any change in average global temperature in this time period.
Source: IPCC, 2021, Summary for Policymakers
“It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, oceans and land.”
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2021
We know which human activities cause the greatest carbon emissions.
How we live our lives has an environmental impact. The ways we heat, power, transport and feed ourselves currently rely heavily on fossil fuels and, as a result, are major contributors to our personal, national and global carbon footprints.
This chart shows that 34% of UK carbon emissions come from the home.
This chart is based on UK Government data (2021).
"Emissions should be decreasing by now and will need to be cut by almost half by 2030, if warming is to be limited to 1.5°C.”
IPCC AR6 Report, Press Release, March 2023
10 key solutions needed to
Find out more:
- The BBC’s Environmental Sustainability Topic Guide provides an overview of the climate crisis and solutions, tailored specifically to be relevant for creative professionals.
- This IPCC infographic provides an easy, visual summary to the challenges of climate change and how it can be stopped. It’s a must-scroll!
- The IPCC’s Sixth Synthesis Report was published in 2023 and contains authoritative information on the Climate Crisis.
- Carbon Brief is a great source of up-to-date climate news and information.
- Don’t have time to read a full report? This is a handy summary of some of the IPCC’s key findings from Earth.org.
- Want to work out your own carbon footprint? This handy calculator can help you.
- Watch the BBC series Big Oil v The World to understand more about the world’s dependence on fossil fuels.
- Watch Earthrise’s series POWER on YouTube about how fossil fuels changed our world.
- Watch the BBC series Climate Change - The Facts, where Sir David Attenborough speaks to some of the world's leading experts about the science of climate change and what solutions are out there.