Earth is in a state of emergency
Hottest high temperature weather in past five years;
Sea levels are rising at the fastest pace in 3,000 years, averaging 3mm per year, and are projected to rise by 7m by the end of the century if we do nothing;
800 million people have already suffered from climate change disasters such as droughts, floods and extreme weather;
Global climate change impacts could cost businesses up to $1 trillion over the next five years.
change in nature
In the past 40 years, due to pressure from human activities, global wildlife populations have declined by 60%, and millions of animal and plant species are facing extinction within a few decades;
Between 2000 and 2015, more than 20% of Earth's land was degraded;
Tropical forests are shrinking at an alarming rate of 30 football fields per minute;
Eight million tons of plastic enter the ocean every year, and if no action is taken, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050.
Abandoned population changes
Over 700 million people live in extreme poverty on less than $2 a day;
Around 25 million people are subject to some form of forced labor in global supply chains;
There are more than 152 million cases of child labor worldwide;
Well over 821 million estimated to be undernourished.