The world is quickly reaching a Point of No Return for preventing the worst impacts of climate change. Continuing on the current course will make it difficult, if not impossible, to prevent the widespread and catastrophic impacts of climate change. The costs will be substantial: billions spent to deal with the destruction of extreme weather events, untold human suffering, and the deaths of tens of millions from the impacts by as soon as 2030. This article is available are http://www.greenpeace.org/international/Global/international/publications/climate/2013/PointOfNoReturn.pdfA service of the Okavango Research Institute (ORI) Library, dedicated to supporting stakeholders involved in the management and conservation of Botswana’s Okavango Delta, drylands, and other wetland ecosystems. ORI is a research institute of the University of Botswana.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Point of no return: The massive climate threats we must avoid
The world is quickly reaching a Point of No Return for preventing the worst impacts of climate change. Continuing on the current course will make it difficult, if not impossible, to prevent the widespread and catastrophic impacts of climate change. The costs will be substantial: billions spent to deal with the destruction of extreme weather events, untold human suffering, and the deaths of tens of millions from the impacts by as soon as 2030. This article is available are http://www.greenpeace.org/international/Global/international/publications/climate/2013/PointOfNoReturn.pdf
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