Published 18:28 IST, October 12th 2020
Greta Thunberg uses 'how it started' meme to show alarming rise in CO2 gases
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg used the latest ‘how it started vs how it is going’ meme trend to show the shocking rise of CO2 gases into atmosphere.
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Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg recently used latest ‘how it started vs how it is going’ meme trend to show shocking rise of carbon dioxide gases into atmosphere. popular meme format has taken internet by storm and netizens have been sharing how things changed for m over time. While internet users used meme to show ir personal and professional lives, Thunberg used meme to show how levels of carbon dioxide in air have increased in last 800,000 years.
While taking to Twitter on October 10, 17-year-old Swedish activist shared a graph which showed rise of carbon dioxide into atmosphere dating back to 800,000 years ago. Her use of meme is possibly most devastating version as graph that she shared showed that levels remained consistent for many years, but it started rising in recent years.
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Since shared, netizens were shocked to see rise of carbon dioxide gases. With over 87,000 likes, while one user wrote, “My biggest takeaway from this graph is that we have one Earth on which to live. Earth is dying,” ar ded, “ backup planet. ne. This is it for you and anything you love”. “All connected with extreme growth of humanity, 7,8Bn with a daily growth of 230,000 is far too many,” ded third.
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Carbon dioxide levels at all-time high
Carbon dioxide levels have been reported to be at a record high. A UN report published last year found that emissions would have to fall by 7.6 per cent every year to reach 1.5c temperature goal set by Paris Climate Accords. UN h said that if it does t it could le to a severe and irreversible impact on climate.
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In a bid to spre awareness, 17-year-old climate activist has been urging world leers to take steps and ‘face climate change’. She has been urging leers to build a new system and tear apart old deals in order to secure a change in beating climate change. Swedish activist has been urging to take emergency action. She has been demanding to halt all investment in fossil fuel exploration and extraction. She even asked leers to establish annual, binding carbon budgets based on current best available science.
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18:29 IST, October 12th 2020