Every bit, every year, every choice we make matters, say climate change experts

Science reveals that maintaining global warming at 1.5°C is not impossible, but it isn’t just the responsibility of certain parties, it must be a concerted effort, and everyone needs to play their part. Photo: Pixabay

Since pre-industrial times, human activities have contributed to 1°C of global warming and the consequences towards people, nature and livelihoods are already apparent.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II vice chair Dr Joy Jacqueline Pereira. Photo: Dr Joy Pereira

The difference of 0.5°C between 1.5°C or 2.0°C may seem small but its impact is great and can lead to serious implications on the lives of several hundred million people, according to Pereira.