Prof. Joyeeta Gupta: By 2070, 3 Billion People Will Live in Uninhabitable Zones if We Don’t Stop Global Warming

GUPTA This is a ░░░░░░░░ crisis but above all ░░░░░░░░ is also a justice ░░░░░░░░ Many areas in the ░░░░░░░░ are uninhabitable This uninhabitable ░░░░░░░░ is increasing If we ░░░░░░░░ with our greenhouse gas ░░░░░░░░ then by 2070 as ░░░░░░░░ as 3 billion people ░░░░░░░░ live in uninhabitable zones ░░░░░░░░ mostly in poorer countries ░░░░░░░░ this basically means that ░░░░░░░░ people who probably have ░░░░░░░░ least contribution to the ░░░░░░░░ problem have been the ░░░░░░░░ that are most exposed ░░░░░░░░ times of crisis temporary ░░░░░░░░ corridor opens up to ░░░░░░░░ people to escape from ░░░░░░░░ danger zone We need ░░░░░░░░ this century a safe ░░░░░░░░ just corridor for all ░░░░░░░░ to exit the danger ░░░░░░░░ but also to ensure ░░░░░░░░ all people have access ░░░░░░░░ basic needs rights rights ░░░░░░░░ water food energy and ░░░░░░░░ This is a key ░░░░░░░░ for scientists Can we ░░░░░░░░ safe and just earth ░░░░░░░░ boundaries or an earth ░░░░░░░░ corridor In 2019 the ░░░░░░░░ Commons Alliance created the ░░░░░░░░ Commission to answer this ░░░░░░░░ They invited natural and ░░░░░░░░ scientists to push the ░░░░░░░░ of science to discover ░░░░░░░░ answer Three years later ░░░░░░░░ believe that we have ░░░░░░░░ safe and just boundaries ░░░░░░░░ the different domains And ░░░░░░░░ this we include justice ░░░░░░░░ people justice between people ░░░░░░░░ generations and justice between ░░░░░░░░ and nature We can ░░░░░░░░ with certainty that if ░░░░░░░░ do not include justice ░░░░░░░░ we will all be ░░░░░░░░ in the danger zone.”