Remaining Time: 7 Years 10 Months... Changwon City Activates Climate Crisis Clock
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jucheol In] Changwon City in Gyeongnam announced on the 2nd that it will display the Climate Crisis Clock on two large electronic billboards at the city hall and 20 disaster message electronic billboards to raise citizens' awareness of the climate crisis and encourage citizen participation in climate action.
The Climate Crisis Clock indicates the remaining time until the Earth's temperature rises by 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to before the 19th-century Industrial Revolution due to global warming caused by carbon dioxide emissions.
The 1.5-degree mark represents the last chance to prevent a climate catastrophe. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that the current global temperature has risen by 1.1 degrees compared to the Industrial Revolution, leaving only 0.4 degrees before reaching the 1.5-degree threshold.
The IPCC estimates that at the current rate, the remaining 0.4 degrees will be reached in 7 years and 10 months, making the climate crisis uncontrollable.
Accordingly, the city plans to utilize existing promotional media to the fullest extent by continuously promoting the Climate Crisis Clock throughout the year on large electronic billboards, social network services (SNS), disaster message electronic billboards, and various newsletters before it is too late.
Additionally, the city plans to encourage actions to prevent the 1.5-degree rise, such as using bicycles and public transportation, using reusable containers, deleting unnecessary emails, subscribing to the Carbon Point System, and participating in vegetarianism.
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Lee Jeong-geun, Director of the Environment and Urban Bureau, said, "While the time of our lives cannot be reversed, carbon time can be turned back depending on our actions," and added, "I hope everyone recognizes the climate crisis and participates in citizen climate action right now so that carbon time can move backward."
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