A total depletion would thrust the world into further turmoil and suffering through more flooding, more wildfires, worsening famine and extensive human displacement, according to the artists. Monday that there were 7 years, 101 days, 17 hours, 29 minutes and 22 seconds until Earth’s carbon budget is depleted, based on current emission rates. The Climate Clock unveiled by artists Gan Golan and Andrew Boyd warned at 1:30 p.m. “Simply put, we need to get our lifeline to 100% before our deadline reaches 0.”Ī new digital clock unveiled in Manhattan’s Union Square over the weekend promises to tell you exactly how long the world has left to act before an irreversible climate emergency alters human existence. “This is our lifeline,” say the Climate Clock team. The clock’s second figure is a green lifeline and tracks the percentage of renewable energy being supplied around the world. Which would be a disaster for the world and for humans.īut there is a lifeline and some good news. The timer will mark the time when the earth’s temperature has increased by 1.5 degrees Celsius. They estimate that in 7 years, we’ll have used up the Earth’s carbon budget and we’ll be subject to severe floods, wildfires, famines and deaths. The clock is counting down the time the world has left to act before irreversible climate change alters human existence forever. 2020 hasn’t exactly been filled with happiness and it’s not looking much better as scientists in America have unveiled a new digital clock which counts down until the end of the world.Īnd according to The Climate Clock, we have just 7 years, 98 days, 22 hours, 47 minutes and 11 seconds, no make that 10 seconds until the end of the world.
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