Three (Hopeful!) Takeaways From The UN's Climate Change Report
Three (Hopeful!) Takeaways From The UN's Climate Change Report
Steam and exhaust rise from the steel power station HKM Huettenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH on a cold winter day on January 6, 2017 in Duisburg, Germany. Climate scientists reports that greenhouse gases are among the chief causes of global warming and climates change. Lukas Schulze/Getty Images hide caption
Steam and exhaust rise from the steel power station HKM Huettenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH on a cold winter day on January 6, 2017 in Duisburg, Germany. Climate scientists reports that greenhouse gases are among the chief causes of global warming and climates change.
Lukas Schulze/Getty ImagesLast week, the U.N. published a landmark report — detailing the current state of global climate change. One thing's for sure, humans are causing a lot of this extreme weather by emitting greenhouse gases. NPR's Climate Correspondent Rebecca Hersher gives Emily three key takeaways from the report that might surprisingly help everyone feel a little more hopeful.
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This episode was produced by Thomas Lu, edited by Viet Le, and fact-checked by Indi Khera. The audio engineer for this episode was Kwesi Lee.