Climate Disruption

  • Climate Warming
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Disruption √


The GCCA is a diverse network of more than 450 nonprofit organizations in more than 70 countries with a shared goal — a world safe from runaway climate change. The GCCA harnesses the strengths of faith, development, science, environment, youth, labour, and other civil society organisations to mobilise citizens and galvanise public opinion in support of urgent climate action. We connect and facilitate the efforts of our partners; we communicate about climate challenges and solutions; and we help partners mobilise people in support of strong, equitable government action. GCCA partners endorse our Call to Action: Now is our moment, before climate disruption becomes irreversible, to stand up for the safety and wellbeing of people — at home and around the world. The solutions are available and the costs of inaction keep rising every year we delay. We call for:

  • Phase-out of fossil fuels and a just transition to clean, renewable energy;
  • Protection of our communities and forests, oceans and water resources;
  • Leaders to take immediate action to close the gap between current actions and investments and what’s needed to secure our future;
  • Sufficient funding to support the communities suffering most from the impacts of climate change.


Forbes Mar 12, 2015 Jeff McMahon

People have learned to cope with change by thinking it’s not all bad, but climate change is all bad, according to a climate scientist at Argonne National Laboratory who says it’s time to replace the term climate change, itself a replacement for global warming, with a new term: climate disruption. 
“Positive mental attitude is a really wonderful way to deal with change,” research meteorologist Doug Sisterson told about 200 people at the University of Chicago’s International House Tuesday night. “We’ve learned that we want to be optimists and have a positive mental attitude, and the way we deal with that is by thinking ‘Not all change is bad.’ Well, talking about climate change, it’s not good. So maybe it’s wrong to portray climate change with a positive mental attitude. READ more....


Seth Darling, Ph.D.
Scientist at Argonne National Labs
Co-author (with Doug Sisterson) 




Why People Don't Believe In Climate Science

Scientists overwhelmingly agree that our climate is changing, Earth is getting warmer, sea levels are rising, and it's primarily because of humans putting lots of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Yet 4 in 10 Americans aren't convinced
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