Author:
Wang Fang,Harindintwali Jean Damascene,Wei Ke,Shan Yuli,Mi Zhifu,Costello Mark John,Grunwald Sabine,Feng Zhaozhong,Wang Faming,Guo Yuming,Wu Xing,Kumar Prashant,Kästner Matthias,Feng Xiaojuan,Kang Shichang,Liu Zhu,Fu Yuhao,Zhao Wei,Ouyang Chaojun,Shen Jianlin,Wang Haijun,Chang Scott X.,Evans Daniel L.,Wang Rong,Zhu Chunwu,Xiang Leilei,Rinklebe Jörg,Du Miaomiao,Huang Lei,Bai Zhaohai,Li Sheng,Lal Rattan,Elsner Martin,Wigneron Jean-Pierre,Florindo Fabio,Jiang Xin,Shaheen Sabry M.,Zhong Xinyue,Bol Roland,Vasques Gustavo M.,Li Xianfeng,Pfautsch Sebastian,Wang Mingyi,He Xiao,Agathokleous Evgenios,Du Huibin,Yan Hong,Kengara Fredrick Orori,Brahushi Ferdi,Long Xi-En,Pereira Paulo,Ok Yong Sik,Rillig Matthias C.,Jeppesen Erik,Barceló Damià,Yan Xiaoyuan,Jiao Nianzhi,Han Buxing,Schäffer Andreas,Chen Jing M.,Zhu Yongguan,Cheng Hai,Amelung Wulf,Spötl Christoph,Zhu Jiankang,Tiedje James M.
Abstract
<p>The sustainability of life on Earth is under increasing threat due to human-induced climate change. This perilous change in the Earth's climate is caused by increases in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, primarily due to emissions associated with burning fossil fuels. Over the next two to three decades, the effects of climate change, such as heatwaves, wildfires, droughts, storms, and floods, are expected to worsen, posing greater risks to human health and global stability. These trends call for the implementation of mitigation and adaptation strategies. Pollution and environmental degradation exacerbate existing problems and make people and nature more susceptible to the effects of climate change. In this review, we examine the current state of global climate change from different perspectives. We summarize evidence of climate change in Earth��s spheres, discuss emission pathways and drivers of climate change, and analyze the impact of climate change on environmental and human health. We also explore strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation and highlight key challenges for reversing and adapting to global climate change.</p>
Publisher
Innovation Press Co., Limited