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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
The Global Assembly is a gathering of world citizens to discuss the pressing climate and ecological emergency.
The Global Assembly is a gathering of world citizens to discuss the pressing climate and ecological emergency.
Scientists say that unless there are immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, this situation will soon become too severe to do anything about<ref name=":0" /> — this is why it is a climate and ecological emergency.
Scientists say that unless there are immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, this situation will soon become too severe to do anything about<ref name=":0" /> — this is why it is a climate and ecological emergency.
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== What is the ecological crisis? ==
== What is the ecological crisis? ==
''What impact are human activities having on the other species we share our planet with? In this section we take a look at why biodiversity is so important for human health and flourishing, and the role of indigenous communities across the world.''
''What impact are human activities having on the other species we share our planet with? In this section we take a look at why biodiversity is so important for human health and flourishing, and the role of indigenous communities across the world.''
Many people across the world are living in regions that, by 2015, had already experienced warming of more than 1.5°C for at least one season<sup><sup>[6]</sup></sup>. The impact of climate change falls disproportionately on the poorest and most vulnerable. Limiting global warming to 1.5°C, compared with 2°C, could reduce the number of people exposed to climate-related risks by up to several hundred million by 2050<sup><sup>[7]</sup></sup>.
Many people across the world are living in regions that, by 2015, had already experienced warming of more than 1.5°C for at least one season<sup><sup>[6]</sup></sup>. The impact of climate change falls disproportionately on the poorest and most vulnerable. Limiting global warming to 1.5°C, compared with 2°C, could reduce the number of people exposed to climate-related risks by up to several hundred million by 2050<sup><sup>[7]</sup></sup>.
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