The Science Media Centre has gathered a wealth of expert reaction on the IPCCs report on mitigating climate change, which came out last night. Never mind what those with a vested interest have to say. This is coming from the horses mouth - as it were - and its strong stuff. E.g. “At the current fossil carbon conversion rate in less than 20 years, the catastrophic failure limit will have been exceeded. With the additional effects of other infrared absorbing gasses and permafrost melt, and land use change, the catastrophic failure limit could be reached in 10 years. “There aren’t any responsible leaders, competent engineers, or sensible people who would suggest we should exceed safety limits. Who in the world would say that as a matter of convenience, we should push essential systems to collapse? “There is also no way to mitigate the impacts of a catastrophic failure. Prof Susan Krumdieck, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of Canterbury You can read more below - Jay sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2014/04/14/ippc-report-on-mitigating-climate-change-experts-respond/
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 03:57:07 +0000
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