Catastrophic climate change without tough targets, says report

Global temperatures may rise by up to four degrees Celsius by the mid-2050s if current greenhouse gas emission trends continue, triggering castastrophic climate change, according to a study published Monday (28 September) as 190 countries gather in Bangkok to continue negotiations on a new post-Kyoto deal.The study, by the Hadley Centre at Britain's Met Office, echoed a UN report last week which found that climate changes were outpacing worst-case scenarios forecast in 2007 by the UN's ...

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