In this July 27, 2018, file photo, the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo.
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Landmark report points directly to fossil fuels as the cause of extreme weather changes
“The evidence is everywhere: if we don’t act, the situation is going to get really bad"
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Merideth Bucher
J. David Ake / AP Photo
In this July 27, 2018, file photo, the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo.
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The most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report paints a frightening picture of the earth’s future unless action is taken immediately.
The cause of climate change points directly at human activity, primarily the use of fossil fuels, and the report states that only “strong and sustained” reductions in emissions can slow down the progression.
Michael Mann, Ph.D., Author/Distinguished professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State University and one of the world’s most respected climate change experts appears on Smart Talk Thursday to offer more details.
Dr. Mann’s most recent book The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet on climate change was published in January 2021.
