Attached: 1 image Climate change is very, very dangerous. But it's only one of *many* serious crises brought to us by capitalist greed and exploitation that threaten the collapse of everything... ________________________________________ Scientists say human activity has pushed the world into the danger zone in seven out of eight indicators of planetary safety. Under a Business As Usual scenario, biodiversity loss will accelerate, with more species surviving only in zoos. All over the world, people are noticing nature and species disappearing in the space of a few generations. Since 1970, some studies estimate wildlife populations have declined on average by 73%, with huge numbers lost in the decades and centuries before. Passenger pigeons, the Carolina parakeets, and Floreana giant tortoises are among the many species humans have obliterated. “It’s shameful that our single species is driving the extinction of thousands of others,” says Tom Oliver, professor of applied ecology at the University of Reading. Environmental breakdown is driving inequality, conflict and injustice. Dr Andrew Terry, director of conservation and policy at the Zoological Society of London, says: “Already, we have witnessed environmentally driven famine in Madagascar and mass migration. We will see increased conflict for access to dwindling resources, particularly water and food. We will see increases in major health issues, particularly due to urban heat as temperatures increase to intolerable levels and pollution rises.” Experts warn that ecosystems are starting to approach tipping points – where they shift into a new, degraded state that further reduces their resilience. “This will see once rich, wet tropical areas become dry savannahs, or warming ocean currents completely change. This is where we will see massive functional shifts that will impact humanity,” says Terry. “We are already locked in for significant damage, and we’re heading in a direction that will see more,” says Tom Oliver. “I really worry that negative changes could be very rapid.” ________________________________________ FULL STORY -- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/21/humanity-earth-natural-limits-biodiversity-warning-cop16-conference-scientists-academics #Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #BioDiversity #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual