In its synthesis report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said that the hundreds of authors involved in the study were even more certain than before that the planet is warming and humans are the cause. If left unchecked, climate change will increase the likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems, the report said. Leaders must act. Time is not on our side. - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon It is technically feasible to transition to a low-carbon economy. But what is lacking are appropriate policies and institutions. The longer we wait to take action, the more it will cost to adapt and mitigate climate change. - Youba Sokona, the co-chairman of IPCC Working Group III. #IPCC #ClimateChange #CNN edition.cnn/2014/11/02/world/ipcc-climate-change-report/
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 10:28:28 +0000