As the world looks ahead to the signing of a global climate treaty in Paris next year — a year predicted to be the hottest on record after 2014 — a lack of significant pledges to cut carbon emissions by world leaders signals a lack of political will that could be catastrophic for the entire globe. Though the entire world will face the consequences of inaction, it is likely the poorest will be affected first. Low-lying states like the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific may be drowned by rising seas if climate change is not curbed. Nearby Kiribati is already preparing for a full-scale evacuation of its residents due to climate change. Researchers warned that a hotter world would have a severe impact on agriculture, with global implications for food prices. Scientists warned last month that saving the world as we know it would require leaving up to 85 percent of currently recoverable fossil fuel reserves in the ground. If not, the global average temperature could increase more than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) over pre-Industrial era temperatures — leading to abrupt climate disruption. america.aljazeera/articles/2014/12/25/world-s-future-climatewilldependonpeoplein2015notgovernments.html
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 07:15:15 +0000
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