Trying to fix things on the cheap

The real problem at Copenhagen is that folks think there are ways to solve the climate change problems without spending a PILE of money. This slumlord mentality will doom us all.

Leaked UN report shows cuts offered at Copenhagen would lead to 3C rise

UN secretariat initial draft shows gap of up to 4.2 gigatonnes of CO2 between present pledges and cuts required to limit rise to 2C



Read the UN analysis document here

UN secretariat initial draft shows gap of up to 4.2 gigatonnes of CO2 between present pledges and cuts required to limit rise to 2C

Suzanne Goldenberg, John Vidal and Jonathan Watts in Copenhagenguardian.co.uk,

A rise of 3C would mean up to 170 million more people suffering severe coastal floods and 550 million more at risk of hunger, according to the Stern review. Photograph: Stephen Morrison/EPA The emissions cuts offered so far at the Copenhagen climate change summit would still lead to global temperatures rising by an average of 3C, according to a confidential UN analysis obtained by the Guardian.

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