UN Report on Climate Change

November 17th, 2007

Just in case you were unconvinced, the NY Times reports that the UN today released the final report of its panel on climate change.

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According to the article,

Members of the panel said their review of the data led them to conclude as a group and individually that reductions in greenhouse gases had to start immediately to avert a global climate disaster, which could leave island states submerged and abandoned, African crop yields down by 50 percent, and cause a 5 percent decrease in global gross domestic product.

The panel, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last month, said the world would have to reverse the growth of greenhouse gas emissions by 2015 to avert those problems and others.

Time to start washing those clothes in cold water!

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