20,000 Scientists Have Signed ‘Letter To Humanity’
20,000 scientists give dire warning about the future in 'letter to humanity' – and the world is listening; The paper is now one of the most discussed scientific works ever and has been signed by a huge number of experts
Andrew Griffin, 7 March 2018 (UK Independdent)
“A dire warning to the world about its future, which predicts catastrophe for humanity, is continuing to gain momentum…[The November 2017 Letter to Humanity] has now been signed by around 20,000 scientists…[The letter argues] scientists and economists need to switch their focus from encouraging growth to conserving the planet…[because of critical environmental limits to resource-dependent economic growth…[ Oregon State University Professor of Ecology William Ripple, the letter’s lead author, said] scientists’ warning to humanity ‘has clearly struck a chord’ with both the global scientific community and the public…The publishers of the letter now say that the letter is the sixth most-discussed piece of research since Altmetric records, which track publications’ impact, began…[and] has prompted speeches in the Israeli Knesset and Canada’s BC Legislature.” click here for more
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