CLIMATE CHANGE: 11 FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW

We’re already seeing the effects of human-caused climate change — but nature can help.

We’re already seeing the effects of climate change, but thankfully, the planet is equipped with a powerful tool for stabilizing the climate: nature itself. Protecting nature today means a better planet for future generations. Share these facts about climate change and help make a difference:

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416 parts per million

The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in our atmosphere, as of May 2020, is the highest it has been in human history. ² Tweet this fact »

2019 was the second warmest year on record

NASA data show that average global temperatures in 2019 were 1.8 degrees F (0.98 degrees C) warmer than the 20th century average. ³ In fact, the five warmest years in the 1880–2019 record have all occurred since 2015. ⁴ Tweet this fact »

11% of emissions

Eleven percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans are due to deforestation ⁵ — comparable to the emissions from all of the passenger vehicles on the planet. ⁶ Tweet this fact »

Nature is an untapped solution

Tropical forests are incredibly effective at storing carbon, providing at least a third of the mitigation action needed ⁷ to prevent the worst climate change scenarios. Yet nature-based solutions receive only 3% of all climate funding. ⁸ Tweet this fact »

Fight climate change, improve livelihoods — naturally

Natural climate solutions such as restoring degraded forests could create as many as 39 jobs per million dollars spent — that’s a job-creation rate more than six times higher than the oil and gas industry. ⁹ Tweet this fact »

10x the return on investment

Roughly 3.2 billion people are currently impacted by land degradation worldwide. Restoration is critical and cost-effective. Every US$ 1 invested in restoration generates, on average, 10x that amount in benefits. ¹⁰ Tweet this fact »

800 million people

Eleven percent of the world’s population is currently vulnerable to climate change impacts ¹¹ such as droughts, floods, heat waves, extreme weather events and sea-level rise. Tweet this fact »

Coastal ‘blue carbon’ ecosystems are critical

Just 0.7% of the world’s forests are coastal mangroves ¹², yet they store up to 10 times as much carbon per hectare as tropical forests. ^13, 14, 15 Tweet this fact »

800,000 hectares lost every year ¹⁵

If we continue to lose mangroves at this rate, they may disappear within the next century. This loss, removes an important buffer from extreme weather for coastal communities and releases immense amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Tweet this fact »

Save nature. It’s cheaper

Conserving ecosystems is often more cost-effective than human-made interventions. In the Maldives, preserving the natural coral reef is four times cheaper than building a sea wall for coastal protection, even after 10 years of maintenance costs. ¹⁶ Tweet this fact »

189 nations on board

189 countries have ratified the 2015 Paris Agreement ¹⁷, agreeing to limit global warming and adapt to climate change, partly by protecting nature. Tweet this fact »

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