Climate change

• increase of the average temperatures of the planet;
• change in rain distribution and intensity;
• changes in the cryosphere: ice cover, snow and permafrost;
• sea level rise;
• oceans acidification;
• increased desertification and soil erosion;
• increase in the frequency, intensity and duration of extreme events;
• change in ecosystem characteristics;
• increased threats to human health;
• increased human vulnerability on the planet.

It is important to underline that the release of carbon dioxide from the industrial revolution to date has increased considerably exceeding 400 ppm in the atmosphere. In particular, the release of chlorofluorocarbons (are part of hydrocarbons, chemical compounds containing chlorine atoms, fluorine and carbon) determines the release of chlorine atoms that contribute to the degradation of the ozone layer with very serious consequences. Among these, the increase in the penetration of UVB rays that cause a sudden rise in temperature and can lead to significant damage at the cellular and physiological level, Not only: stimulate mechanisms of response to intense light radiation, which lead to a considerable consumption of energy and induce repair mechanisms that expose organisms to strong stress and consequent abatement and immune defenses, exposing them more to extinction phenomena.

The history of the Cop (Conference of the parties), the conferences on the climate of the countries that have acceded to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) starts from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992 to arrive at the Madrid Cop 25 in 2019.

Despite thousands of scientific evidence and the tangible consequences of global warming, the world leaders’ meetings to address the climate emergency and contain the rise in temperatures has not yet produced improvements in the reduction of CO2. A path that is not at all simple, but in fact unstoppable, since every one comes up against the reality of the consequences that affect all regions of the world.

In Italy the Climate Coalition was founded in 2015, of which Marevivo is a member, with the aim of building joint initiatives and mobilizations, national and territorial, to achieve the highest possible awareness of the fight against climate change and to reach a fair, binding and effective agreement to keep global warming well below 2° C.
Climate Coalition is composed of over 200 organizations in the third sector, unions, businesses, schools and universities, as well as thousands of citizens.