The most definitive scientific report ever on climate change, released yesterday by the United Nations, warns that the climate crisis is accelerating in unprecedented and irreversible ways.

Dear MoveOn member,

The most definitive scientific report ever on climate change, released yesterday by the United Nations, warns that the climate crisis is accelerating in unprecedented and irreversible ways.¹ The U.N. chief calls the report—which was approved by 195 governments and based on more than 14,000 studies—"a code red for humanity."²

The authors of the report say that while a hotter future is certain, the worst of the climate catastrophe can be avoided—but we are running out of time to act.

We urgently need your help to intensify pressure on lawmakers to confront the climate crisis. That's why MoveOn just printed a big batch of these "Earth Can't Wait" stickers, and we are giving them away for FREE while supplies last.

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John, the past five years have been the hottest on record since 1850. And without urgent action, temperatures will continue to rise and the consequences will be utterly devastating.

According to The New York Times:

• Nearly 1 billion people worldwide could swelter in more frequent life-threatening heat waves.³
• Hundreds of millions more would struggle for water because of severe droughts.⁴
• Some animal and plant species alive today will be gone.⁵
• Coral reefs, which sustain fisheries for large swaths of the globe, will suffer more frequent mass die-offs.⁶

We're on the brink of a mass extinction of species and widespread human suffering, with the worst impacts hitting poorer countries and marginalized communities in the United States and other wealthy nations. But we can prevent the worst of the climate crisis by coming together to pressure lawmakers to rein in the fossil fuel industry and transition us to an economy and society that places the planet before profits.

While members of Congress are on recess in their districts over the next month, MoveOn will hold events, run ads, and directly confront elected officials to call on them to take immediate legislative action to address the climate crisis and protect the future of our planet.

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Thanks for all you do.

–Kelly, Oscar, David, Justin, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'," BBC, August 9, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/155081?t=5&akid=303832%2E40999114%2EqAJcpB

2. Ibid.

3. "A Hotter Future Is Certain, Climate Panel Warns. But How Hot Is Up to Us." The New York Times, August 9, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/155082?t=7&akid=303832%2E40999114%2EqAJcpB

4. Ibid.

5. Ibid.

6. Ibid.

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