Posted by caraher on July 5, 2008, at 23:36:25
In reply to Re: The Garnaut Report, posted by Sigismund on July 5, 2008, at 16:25:42
> They seem to be saying that we have LESS THAN ten years to get this right, especially if we want other countries to cooperate.
Right. The thing about IPCC's reports is that they're very conservative - the "I" stands for "Intergovernmental," which means you need officials from lots of countries to sign off on the reports. The best estimate of the severity of the climate crisis is much bleaker than even IPCC says.
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