Boiling Point - We need Climate Reporting in Celsius AND Fahrenheit
Things get hot in Episode 3 when Eric and Sutton learn that we’re closing in on the boiling point. Can Celsius and Fahrenheit become friends before it’s too late?
With climate change, every fraction of a degree matters. To effectively engage Americans in urgently needed solutions, climate reporting needs to be more understandable to more people. Therefore, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) must make a simple but critical change and include Fahrenheit in addition to Celsius when presenting data on global temperature and climate change to American audiences! For too many, Celsius underplays the problem we’re facing. We’re taking you down the wormhole to understand why this climate communication matters!
Tell the IPCC to include F + C in their climate reporting!
The UN Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report 2021, released in October 2021, warns the world is “on track for a global temperature rise of 2.7 degrees C by the end of the century.” That converts to a rise of nearly 5 degrees Fahrenheit!!
But a recent nationwide poll indicates that most Americans are unfamiliar with Celsius or do not understand how to convert to Fahrenheit. Less than one-third (31%) of voters correctly pick the equivalent degrees in Fahrenheit for a 2 Celsius increase in average global temperature.
WE NEED YOUR HELP to convince the IPCC to change its policy and agree to include Fahrenheit in all reports and communications for American audiences. Please sign our petition to the IPCC today!
