crowding in the few shelters available for displaced people. colleagues in our team visited one shelter, one of many in which individuals numbering about 40,000 individuals numbering about 40,000 in a number had just over one square metre per person in such a space. inadequate numbers of toilets, very, very undignified and unsafe conditions, and as a result we see increasing rates of diarrhoea diseases, major concerns related to malnutrition and high numbers of food insecurity as reflected in the recent ipcc report. really incredibly dire conditions. doctor smith, thank incredibly dire conditions. doctor smith, thank you incredibly dire conditions. doctor smith, thank you for incredibly dire conditions. doctor smith, thank you for your - incredibly dire conditions. doctor smith, thank you for your time. | incredibly dire conditions. doctor - smith, thank you for your time. and, of course, israel does say it is doing its best to spare civilian lives but the situation is honestly
Top scientists have launched a yearly report series to plug knowledge gaps ahead of crunch climate talks, with their global warming "countdown clock" vying for the attention of world leaders and ordinary citizens alike.This is like a countdown clock."
and reach net zero around 2050. this chance to avoid the worst climate consequences grabbed the public imagination. headlines announced there were 12 years to save the planet. activists like greta thunberg quoted from the report as they addressed politicians. by 2021, over 130 countries were considering a net zero commitment. 1.5 degrees became a totemic figure in the public imagination. this impact was partly because of the role of the ipcc. it brings together thousands of researchers to compile the best science. but remember, it stands not for international, but the intergovernmental panel on climate change. each ipcc report has a section called the summary for policymakers. and before that is published, government representatives and scientists get in a room and go over it word by word until everyone can agree. the intended benefit is that when politicians later turn up at big climate summits, no one can come into the negotiations and say, actually, i don t think burning coal releas