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Climate change : Will we ever get it? Rich nations ‘give up’ on new treaty until 2020
Ahead of critical talks and despite pledge for new treaty by 2012, biggest economies privately admit likelihood of long delay. The Guardian reports Governments of the world’s richest countries have given up on forging a new treaty on climate change to take effect this decade, with potentially disastrous consequences for the environment through global warming. Ahead of [...]
Climate change : Our moral duty to act!
Is gambling acceptable? That, I would say, depends on the stakes and the odds. So consider this: the new IPCC report on extreme weather disasters and climate change - http://www.ipcc-wg2.gov/SREX/ - highlights that 95% of deaths from such disasters occur in the developing world, while most of the economic losses occur in the developed world. We lose stuff, [...]
IPCC expected to confirm link between climate change and extreme weather
Report likely to conclude that man-made emissions are increasing the frequency of storms, floods and droughts. The Guardian reports Climate change is likely to cause more storms, floods, droughts, heatwaves and other extreme weather events, according to the most authoritative review yet of the effects of global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will publish on Friday [...]
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