be afraid people, be very afraid...
The level in the atmosphere of carbon dioxide, the principal greenhouse gas, stood at 280 parts per million by volume (ppm) before the Industrial Revolution, in about 1780. The level of CO2 in the atmosphere today stands at 382ppm£200bn, or 1 per cent of global GDP, must be spent every year to get carbon dioxide levels to "stabilise" at 550ppm.
This figure will rise as world GDP increases, and could be three to four times as large by 2050
40 per cent of the world's species would face extinction if temperatures rose by 2C
200 million people are at risk of being driven from their homes by flood or drought by 2050
6C is a "plausible" estimate of how much world temperatures could rise by the end of the century if greenhouse gas emissions are unchecked
60 million more Africans could be exposed to malaria if world temperatures rise by 2C
35 per cent drop in crop yields across Africa and the Middle East is expected if temperatures rise by 3C
200 million more people could be exposed to hunger if world temperatures rise by 2C
550 million more people could be at risk of hunger if world temperatures rise by 3C
4 million square kilometres of land, home to one-twentieth of the world's population, is threatened by floods from melting glaciers
35,000 Europeans died in the 2003 heatwave, an event likely to become "commonplace"
4 billion people could suffer from water shortage if temperatures rise by 2C
3 people who played with me:
Seriously jazz, if you don't stop blogging politics, I just might de-blogroll you.
go for it jazz. the more people realize something important is happening this election, maybe more people will vote.
no sex until you vote.. that is my motto!
And HM Government can't do this alone. They are going to introduce green taxes to try to get us to contribute our share of the cuts in greenhouse emissions, but these cuts - if we achieve them - will be negated by China's increase over the same period. The whole world has to work on this one, and give credits to emerging economies like China and India and Brazil, so that we do not exceed the lower forecasts in the report. What will cost us 1% of GDP now will rise to 10% - 20%. So we do all need to recognise this now... but mainly America.
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