A sobering report, with 3- to 6-foot sea rises expected by 2100. However, developing nations are so intensely focused on lifting themselves out of poverty that there is little political impetus to take global warming into account.
"Emissions are now falling in nearly all Western countries because of an increased focus on efficiency and the spread of lower-emitting sources of electricity. But the declines are not yet sufficient to offset rising emissions in developing countries, many of whose governments are focused on pulling their people out of poverty."
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/27/science/earth/greenhouse-gas-emissions-are-growing-and-growing-more-dangerous-draft-of-un-report-says.html?smid=nytcore-iphone-share&smprod=nytcore-iphone
The report says that warming has already led to food and climate crises, and that the failure to reduce emissions will lead to worse catastrophes.
The report says that warming has already led to food and climate crises, and that the failure to reduce emissions will lead to worse catastrophes.
Sent from my iPhone
No comments:
Post a Comment