A U.N. survey found 64% of 1.2 million people polled in 50 nations — all of them video gamers — called climate change a global emergency.
A U.N. survey released on Wednesday found 64% of 1.2 million people polled in 50 nations — all of them video gamers — said they believe climate change is a global emergency, but that did not necessarily translate into a belief that urgent action is needed.
Only about 10% of the respondents who agreed it is an emergency said they believe world leaders already are doing enough to fix the problem. About 20% who believe it is an emergency said the world can still afford to respond slowly.
Health officials say millions of lives are at risk as the U.S. withdraws funding from treatment and prevention programs.
Record heat and rightward political shifts toward nationalist self-interest undermine efforts to cut fossil fuel dependence.
WHO's emergency moves follow months of warnings the U.N. health agency faces severe impacts if U.S. funding dries up.
The process of forcing the United States to withdraw from the Paris climate treaty and WHO will take a year to complete.
"Europe faces a clear and present danger," E.C. President Ursula von der Leyen said as the emergency meeting began.
The averate rate of gains for women-held seats accelerated between 2000 and 2015, but slowed in the last decade.
The five-point plan, unveiled as "ReArm Europe," is Europe's largest military and economic mobilization effort this century.
After an extraordinary U.S. repudiation, Ukraine won pledges from world leaders to urgently boost Europe's self-defense.
