{"id":2933,"date":"2017-11-14T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2017\/11\/time-is-running-out-15000-scientists-demand-action\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T12:57:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T11:57:05","slug":"time-is-running-out-15000-scientists-demand-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2017\/11\/time-is-running-out-15000-scientists-demand-action\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTime is running out\u201d: 15,000 scientists demand action"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light curved-bottom\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/SCIENTISTS-WARNING-TO-HUMANITY.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"Scientists Warning banner\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/SCIENTISTS-WARNING-TO-HUMANITY.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/SCIENTISTS-WARNING-TO-HUMANITY-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">\u201cTime is running out\u201d: 15,000 scientists demand action<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2017-11-14T23:30:00+00:00\">14 November 2017<\/time><\/div>\n<p class=\"lead\">15,000 scientists have signed onto a letter warning that the Earth faces environmental disaster unless action is taken to prevent it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scientistswarning.forestry.oregonstate.edu\/sites\/sw\/files\/Warning_article_with_supp_11-13-17.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Their warning<\/a>\u00a0was published 25 years after the Union of Concerned Scientists published a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucsusa.org\/about\/1992-world-scientists.html#.WgwROmi0OUk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">similar warning<\/a>\u00a0in 1992. The latest warning reports that in almost every respect, our environmental crisis has worsened since then, and that \u201ctime is running out\u201d.<\/p>\n\n<p><em><strong>UPDATE, MAY 2018. Since this story was written, more than\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/scientistswarning.forestry.oregonstate.edu\/20000-scientists-give-dire-warning-about-future-letter-humanity-%E2%80%93-and-world-listening\">5,000 additional scientists<\/a>\u00a0have signed the warning, taking the total to more than 20,000.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Population first problem<\/h2>\n\n<p>The scientists identify population growth as the \u201cprimary driver\u201d of the key problems, noting:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cby failing to adequately limit\u00a0population growth, reassess the role\u00a0of an economy rooted in growth,\u00a0reduce\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/the-facts\/climate-change\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">greenhouse gases<\/a>, incentivize\u00a0renewable energy, protect habitat,\u00a0restore ecosystems, curb pollution, halt\u00a0defaunation, and constrain invasive\u00a0alien species, humanity is not taking\u00a0the urgent steps needed to safeguard\u00a0our imperilled biosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>They note how the original warning in 1992 (when the Earth\u2019s population was 2 billion less than it is today) \u201cpleaded\u201d for action on population growth.<\/p>\n\n<p>They identify what they consider to be the major problems:<\/p>\n\n<p><em>\u201cEspecially troubling is the current\u00a0trajectory of potentially catastrophic\u00a0climate change due to;<\/em><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>rising GHGs\u00a0from burning fossil fuels, <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>deforestation<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>agricultural production\u2014\u00a0particularly from farming ruminants\u00a0for meat consumption. <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><em>Moreover, we have unleashed\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/campaigns\/anthropocene\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">mass extinction event<\/a>, the sixth in\u00a0roughly 540 million years, wherein\u00a0many current life forms could be\u00a0annihilated or at least committed to\u00a0extinction by the end of this century.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scientists call for action<\/h2>\n\n<p>The scientists note good news in the fields of poverty reduction, reduction of fertility rates, controlling ozone-depleting substances, reduced deforestation in some areas and growth in the renewable energy sector. They are clear, however, that this is not enough.<\/p>\n\n<p><em>\u201cSoon it will be too late to shift course away from our failing trajectory, and time is running out. We must recognize, in our day-to-day lives and in our governing institutions, that Earth with all its life is our only home.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rain-2085065__480.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rain-2085065__480.jpg 719w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rain-2085065__480-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>The warning is also clear about one key area:<em>\u201cIt is also time to re-examine and change our individual behaviors, including limiting our own reproduction (ideally\u00a0to replacement level at most)\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Taking action<\/h2>\n\n<p>It is vital for people to understand the extent of the crisis facing the Earth, and the role population growth plays in it. Please share the graphics below on your social media, if you have it.<\/p>\n\n<p>See here for more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/campaigns\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">campaign actions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Read more about the solutions to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/solutions\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">unsustainable population<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Wildlife-population-reduction-circles-with-figures-no-logo_2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Wildlife-population-reduction-circles-with-figures-no-logo_2.png 1800w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Wildlife-population-reduction-circles-with-figures-no-logo_2-300x213.png 300w, 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