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It's ticking down the years, days, hours, minutes, and seconds humanity has to take climate action and keep global warming under 1.5°C. The Climate Clock unveiled by artists Gan Golan and Andrew Boyd warned at 1:30 p.m. Monday that there were 7 years, 101 days, 17 hours, 29 minutes and 22 seconds until Earth’s carbon budget is depleted, based on current emission rates.
If the Earth’s carbon budget is depleted, it would thrust the world into further turmoil and suffering through more flooding, more wildfires, worsening famine and extensive human displacement. “Every hour, every minute, every second, counts.”. A new digital clock unveiled in Manhattan’s Union Square over the weekend promises to tell you — down to the very second. Golan and Boyd arranged the change with the blessing of Andrew Ginzel and Kristin Jones, the original artists behind Metronome — a name that actually refers collectively to multiple pieces of art overlooking Union Square, with the 15-digit LED display formally known as The Passage. We hate spam too, so we absolutely won't give your email address to anybody else. Website: tkmach.com, Continue Unusually, the Manhattan-based time …
“It’s about taking action right now. (President Trump announced in November that the United States was withdrawing from the climate accord.). Sitemap A new digital clock unveiled in Manhattan’s Union Square over the weekend promises to tell you exactly how long the world has left to act before an irreversible climate emergency alters human existence.
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But the display will for now instead hold Golan and Boyd’s countdown through Sept. 27 — the final day of Climate Week — at which point they hope to find a long-term home for it, whether overlooking Union Square or elsewhere.
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