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The Handful Summary of Key Things You Should Know About The UN's 2014 New Report on the Climate Crisis

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UN IPCC Working Group III Fifth Assessment Report: Mitigation of Climate Change 2014

Here are the five top things to know about the report’s recommendations:

1) The world must phase-out of fossil fuels and shift to clean energy investments. While global emissions are still growing, some modern and innovative economies have already beaten the trend - moving from dirty fossil fuels to renewable energies, proving it can be done

2) Substantial shifts in annual investment flows between 2010 and 2029 are required, i.e. cuts in fossil fuel investments of USD 30 billion per year, while more than doubling the investment in renewables. Delaying mitigation action now implies higher costs of action later, says the IPCC, while the co-benefits of actions taken now can outweigh their costs.

3) Urban areas are expected to triple by 2030. This is directly relevant to climate change as urban areas account for roughly 70% of global energy use and global energy-related CO2 emissions. Since much of this urban infrastructure will be built in the next 20 years, there is massive potential for smart infrastructure choices, combined with low energy codes in new buildings, retrofits of the existing housing stock and more widespread use of already existing technologies and efficiencies.

4) Forests, agriculture, and land use could become a net CO2 sink by the end of the century. They currently account for about quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, and could become a net CO2 sink due to successful afforestation efforts, reduced deforestation, and better agricultural practices.

5) Energy efficiency offers massive potential and multiple benefits, as well as the need for improved demand side management. Of course it's vital to produce energy in a more sustainable way, but saving energy in the first place and avoiding unnecessary waste is even better.

And the report includes a surprisingly hopeful note:

The IPCC is clear that we can still keep global warming below the danger-threshold of 2 degrees C compared to pre-industrial levels, if we make bold and quick decisions towards deeper and faster cuts in emissions. Even keeping warming to 1.5 degrees C, as many developing nations have been urging, is not ruled out.

At the UN summit in New York City this September, world leaders must commit to deeper cuts in emissions and faster shifts in energy finance from dirty to clean - in order to lay the groundwork for the strong global climate treaty that is due in Paris in 2015.

The faith community can make a difference. Did you know religious institutions among the world’s largest landholders? Faith communities own 7-8% of the habitable land surface of the planet, including 5% of commercially run forests worldwide.

If we use the power of our convictions and our love and concern for Creation and our children’s future, we can play a pivotal role in generating the global will to shift to sustainable energy. By stewarding our land, making our facilities as efficient as possible, and teaching everyone that comes through our doors about the responsibility to respond to this crisis, we can reach a huge number of individuals world-wide – perhaps enough for a tipping point.

Read the full report: http://mitigation2014.org/report

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