The Swedish Academy of Sciences has published a “ State of The Planet ” report in the lead up to firstNobel Prize Summit . The summit has been name to attempt to achieve action mechanism on the major problems facing the world .
The Summit will be hosted by theNobel Foundationfrom April 26 - 28 and open to all to view online is . It also has the financial support of the US National Academy of Sciences and major European research institutions .
striking environmental scientists from around the human race have publish a newspaper inAmbiosummarizing the issue the summit will address . Rather than new enquiry , it aim to present exist knowledge in a form that may be more widely consumed . issue boundary science is extensively advert for those who doubt , or wish to delve deep .
“ world are the predominant force of change on the satellite , throw rise to a new era referred to as theAnthropocene , ” The paper begins . “ This new epoch has profound substance for humanity and one that we are only beginning to amply comprehend . ”
The scope is much wide than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports – adding biodiversity loss , inequality of wealth and powerfulness , and the sustainability of company as a whole to global heating . The finish is to view how these issues colligate , rather than treating them as separate trouble . Technological and societal innovation that may address or exacerbate these challenges are considered in the context of the roadblock to their adoption .
The report is filled with one shocking statistic after another . Lead source Stockholm University’sProfessor Carl Folkehighlighted the fact that “ About 96 % of all mammal by weight are us , H. Sapiens , and our stock , or kine , sheep and pigs . Just 4 % are gaga mammals like elephant , buffalo or dolphins , " in astatement .
“ Scientific grounds make clear-cut that both climate change and biodiversity passing are symptoms of the great acceleration of human natural process into the Anthropocene , rather than independent phenomena , ” the paper notation . Later on , it adds . “ A permeative thread in science is that building live societies , ecosystems , and ultimately the wellness of the entire Earth system of rules hinges on supporting , furbish up and regenerating diverseness in intertwine social and ecologic dimensions . Diversity builds insurance policy and keep systems springy to interchange luck . ”
" In a exclusive human lifetime , for the most part since the 1950s , we have grossly simplified the biosphere , a scheme that has evolved over 3.8 billion years . Now just a few works and beast dominate the nation and oceans , " Folkesaid"Our actions are prepare the biosphere more slight , less resilient and more prone to shocks than before . ”
One of the Summit ’s primary goal is to hold the lessons of the pandemic to other issues . " The global pandemic is an Anthropocene phenomena , " Folkesaid . " It has been due to our intertwined relationship with nature and our hyper - connectivity . But the pandemic crisis open up the possibleness to change the course of chronicle . It is a moment to accelerate action to steady Earth for future generations , "
" The risk we are taking are astounding,“saidco - authorProfessor Johan Rockström , of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research . " We are at the dayspring of what must be a transformative decade . The Nobel Prize Summit is really the scientific community shouting " Wake Up ! " "
