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Rohan Sanghavi
8 yrs to avoid climatic disaster: UN
The United Nations has warned of a climatic catastrophe on Earth if nothing is done to curb global warming in the next eight years.
A report by UN panel of experts has said the world must begin immediately to reduce Greenhouse gas emissions, which is the main culprit in bringing about climate change. The International Panel on Climate Change has, in fact, called for global warming to be halted at 2ºC above pre-industrial age levels.
It says the cost of avoiding a climatic catastrophe would be minuscule compared to the potential damages of global warming. The report is the third to be released this year by the panel and specifically looks at available technologies and cost of instituting these measures. The previous two reports painted a grim future with more droughts, heat waves and rising sea levels.
"This report for the first time has dealt with lifestyles and consumption patterns as an important means by which we can bring about mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. Of course you can look at technology, you can look at policies, but what is an extremely powerful message in this report, is the need for human society as a whole to start looking at changes in lifestyles and consumption patterns,” says IPCC Chairman, Rajendra Pachauri.
The report goes on to say that emissions should decline by 2015 to prevent the world's temperature from rising more than two degrees celsius.
“We need drastic changes in the emissions levels to control global warming said Director of Centre for Science and Environment, Sunita Narain : “The developed countries are responsible for global warming and we need drastic changes in the emissions levels and this is more from the transport section. The larger message is that a lot more serious action needs to be done,” she added.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its report on Friday 04/05/2007 after five days of deliberations in Bangkok.
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The United Nations has warned of a climatic catastrophe on Earth if nothing is done to curb global warming in the next eight years.
A report by UN panel of experts has said the world must begin immediately to reduce Greenhouse gas emissions, which is the main culprit in bringing about climate change. The International Panel on Climate Change has, in fact, called for global warming to be halted at 2ºC above pre-industrial age levels.
It says the cost of avoiding a climatic catastrophe would be minuscule compared to the potential damages of global warming. The report is the third to be released this year by the panel and specifically looks at available technologies and cost of instituting these measures. The previous two reports painted a grim future with more droughts, heat waves and rising sea levels.
"This report for the first time has dealt with lifestyles and consumption patterns as an important means by which we can bring about mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. Of course you can look at technology, you can look at policies, but what is an extremely powerful message in this report, is the need for human society as a whole to start looking at changes in lifestyles and consumption patterns,” says IPCC Chairman, Rajendra Pachauri.
The report goes on to say that emissions should decline by 2015 to prevent the world's temperature from rising more than two degrees celsius.
“We need drastic changes in the emissions levels to control global warming said Director of Centre for Science and Environment, Sunita Narain : “The developed countries are responsible for global warming and we need drastic changes in the emissions levels and this is more from the transport section. The larger message is that a lot more serious action needs to be done,” she added.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its report on Friday 04/05/2007 after five days of deliberations in Bangkok.
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