Who says it's a climate emergency?

The document catalogues endorsements of the term 'climate emergency' across different sectors. It notes that nearly 14,000 scientists from 156 countries have signed a warning stating 'planet Earth is facing a climate emergency'. In the media, The Guardian updated its style guide to recommend terms like 'climate emergency, crisis or breakdown', and Noticias Telemundo adopted 'climate emergency' over 'climate change' in 2019. Politically, 23 national governments, including Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, and the European Union, have declared a climate emergency, alongside 2,060 towns, cities, and counties globally. Additionally, the UN Secretary General and Pope Francis have called for emergency declarations, and a 2021 poll indicated that two-thirds of the global population views climate change as a 'global emergency'.

• A significant number of scientists have formally declared a climate emergency, including nearly 14,000 scientists from 156 countries who signed the "World Scientists’ Warning of Global Climate Emergency".
• Major media outlets are shifting their terminology to reflect urgency; The Guardian updated its style guide to suggest using "climate emergency, crisis or breakdown", and Noticias Telemundo replaced "climate change" and "global warming" with "climate emergency" in 2019.
• Governmental and institutional declarations of a climate emergency are widespread, with 23 national governments (including the European Union, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand) and 2,060 local jurisdictions representing approximately 1 billion people having made such declarations.
• Global leaders and educational institutions have urged emergency action, including UN Secretary General António Guterres, Pope Francis, and over 7,000 colleges and universities worldwide.

APA

CCNow (2022). Who says it's a climate emergency? Covering Climate Now. https://coveringclimatenow.org/resource/fact-sheet-who-says-its-a-climate-emergency/

Chicago

CCNow. Who says it's a climate emergency? Covering Climate Now, 2022. https://coveringclimatenow.org/resource/fact-sheet-who-says-its-a-climate-emergency/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ccnow2022who, author = {CCNow}, title = {{Who says it's a climate emergency?}}, institution = {Covering Climate Now}, year = {2022}, month = jan, url = {https://coveringclimatenow.org/resource/fact-sheet-who-says-its-a-climate-emergency/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }