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The Intrinsic Role of Information in Combating Climate Change

Abstract

Scientific reports and climate change information have categorically revealed that climate change is real and it is ravaging the environment, atmosphere and the planet earth. These reports have confirmed that the main reason for the global climate change is as a result of human activity. On a daily basis, different media platforms release information on the devastating and catastrophic effects and impacts of climate change. Emission of greenhouse gases by different culprits is the major cause of climate change. To fight and combat climate change, all tools in the tool box need to be deployed. This article identifies and explores the significance of ample and prompt information as the tools to fight the scourge of climate change. As a matter of fact, information contained in scientific reports and data is a source of the strategies and measures that are currently being used to fight and tackle the scourge of global warming in order to peg temperature at 1.5 degree Celsius. Assuming there is no access to these reports, the situation would have gotten worse because there would not be the knowledge or know-how on how to mitigate and adapt to the scourge of climate change.  

Odeku Kola O

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