Climate change has brought us to a defining moment in human history. It is time to accelerate the global community’s response, propelling knowledge into action to limit impacts where we can and adapt where we must. At this October 6, 2019, event, Stanford faculty highlighted a number of emerging solutions and their promise for reducing greenhouse gases, protecting human health, and meeting humanity’s need for food, water, energy, and a safe, sustainable planet. Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne gave introductory remarks.
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Climate is the long-term average of weather, typically averaged over a period of 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years.
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In This Story: Climate Change
Climate Change is the name commonly given to the notion that the Earth is undergoing a changing climate as a result of human activity, including notable leaders, scientists and naturalists including Sir David Attenborough.
Climate change includes both the global warming driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases, and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns.