MSNBC Reporter: I Don’t Think U.N. Climate Report Will Mean Much to a Lot of People

BRZEZINSKI Parts of Europe ░░░░░░░░ also on fire Greece ░░░░░░░░ Turkey are facing uncontrolled ░░░░░░░░ forcing thousands to flee ░░░░░░░░ the weekend At least ░░░░░░░░ have died in Turkey ░░░░░░░░ fires described as the ░░░░░░░░ in decades now burning ░░░░░░░░ its 13th day In ░░░░░░░░ which has suffered a ░░░░░░░░ heat wave firefighters face ░░░░░░░░ conditions battling over 150 ░░░░░░░░ on Friday alone This ░░░░░░░░ the devastating fires in ░░░░░░░░ last month that burned ░░░░░░░░ 3 000 acres of ░░░░░░░░ near Barcelona Just this ░░░░░░░░ the world s leading ░░░░░░░░ scientist delivered a stark ░░░░░░░░ about the climate crisis ░░░░░░░░ to a highly anticipated ░░░░░░░░ by the U N ░░░░░░░░ climate panel the Earth ░░░░░░░░ climate is getting so ░░░░░░░░ that in about a ░░░░░░░░ temperatures will likely exceed ░░░░░░░░ level of warming that ░░░░░░░░ leaders are trying to ░░░░░░░░ The U N secretary ░░░░░░░░ calls the report a ░░░░░░░░ code red for humanity ░░░░░░░░ us now NBC News ░░░░░░░░ correspondent Matt Bradley Matt ░░░░░░░░ us some more details ░░░░░░░░ this report BRADLEY Mika ░░░░░░░░ report doesn t necessarily ░░░░░░░░ a lot of things ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ t already know It ░░░░░░░░ the authoritativeness of this ░░░░░░░░ was approved by 195 ░░░░░░░░ and it s based ░░░░░░░░ 14 000 other reports ░░░░░░░░ really it s kind ░░░░░░░░ a meta analysis And ░░░░░░░░ it rally is just ░░░░░░░░ on that 2013 report ░░░░░░░░ from the IPCC which ░░░░░░░░ the report that paved ░░░░░░░░ way for the Paris ░░░░░░░░ Accord you remember that ░░░░░░░░ Obama joined it President ░░░░░░░░ famously withdrew from it ░░░░░░░░ now what is so ░░░░░░░░ about the report is ░░░░░░░░ really lays any doubts ░░░░░░░░ anyone had about climate ░░░░░░░░ to the side and ░░░░░░░░ that all of this ░░░░░░░░ definitively done by human ░░░░░░░░ to the atmosphere And ░░░░░░░░ says that so far ░░░░░░░░ Earth is there are ░░░░░░░░ by 1 1 degrees ░░░░░░░░ That means that it ░░░░░░░░ a little bit short ░░░░░░░░ the 1 5 degrees ░░░░░░░░ the Paris Climate Accord ░░░░░░░░ trying to avoid But ░░░░░░░░ really says within the ░░░░░░░░ probably two decades that ░░░░░░░░ Earth will probably warm ░░░░░░░░ exceed that 1 5 ░░░░░░░░ That 1 5 degrees ░░░░░░░░ the real important number ░░░░░░░░ Of course we keep ░░░░░░░░ that bandied about by ░░░░░░░░ from Joe Biden to ░░░░░░░░ leaders to climate scientists ░░░░░░░░ the reason why is ░░░░░░░░ it s considered at ░░░░░░░░ level the point of ░░░░░░░░ return That s one ░░░░░░░░ the reasons why this ░░░░░░░░ is so menacing It ░░░░░░░░ outline some of the ░░░░░░░░ that simply have already ░░░░░░░░ done that won t ░░░░░░░░ reversed Among them is ░░░░░░░░ melting of the icecaps ░░░░░░░░ the Arctic and the ░░░░░░░░ Arctic This is something ░░░░░░░░ simply won t be ░░░░░░░░ to be put back ░░░░░░░░ the bottle That s ░░░░░░░░ The acidification of the ░░░░░░░░ is something that would ░░░░░░░░ very very difficult to ░░░░░░░░ no matter what steps ░░░░░░░░ taken right now But ░░░░░░░░ report does leave open ░░░░░░░░ possibilities that if emissions ░░░░░░░░ reduced if this is ░░░░░░░░ under control if governments ░░░░░░░░ the political will and ░░░░░░░░ real action right now ░░░░░░░░ the end of this ░░░░░░░░ some of this warming ░░░░░░░░ possibly level off at ░░░░░░░░ that 1 5 degrees ░░░░░░░░ and that really could ░░░░░░░░ a change Guys BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ Matt Professor at Priencton ░░░░░░░░ Glaude has a question ░░░░░░░░ you Eddie GLAUDE Good ░░░░░░░░ I think the last ░░░░░░░░ is very important Do ░░░░░░░░ think this report which ░░░░░░░░ in fact a code ░░░░░░░░ will will motivate nations ░░░░░░░░ particularly the United States ░░░░░░░░ go beyond in some ░░░░░░░░ the goals set by ░░░░░░░░ Paris Accords I mean ░░░░░░░░ re at code red ░░░░░░░░ you think this will ░░░░░░░░ efforts to address what ░░░░░░░░ to be the devastation ░░░░░░░░ the planet BRADLEY Well ░░░░░░░░ that s a really ░░░░░░░░ question And actually this 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really change people ░░░░░░░░ minds not the boring ░░░░░░░░ in these reports As ░░░░░░░░ as they are to ░░░░░░░░ and I I think ░░░░░░░░ lot of this is ░░░░░░░░ to have to come ░░░░░░░░ to people seeing the ░░░░░░░░ themselves feeling it on ░░░░░░░░ skin and demanding action ░░░░░░░░ their leaders Guys BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ you go NBC s ░░░░░░░░ Bradley thank you very ░░░░░░░░