Scientists warn of ‘irreversible’ climate shifts – Lord Stern on global warming: It’s even worse than I thought

Hundreds of leading scientists warned Thursday that global warming is accelerating beyond the worst predictions and threatening to trigger "irreversible" climate shifts on the planet.

Saying there’s no excuse for inaction, the nearly 2,000 climate researchers meeting in Copenhagen urged policy-makers to "vigorously" implement the economic and technological tools available to cut emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases.

By JAN M. OLSEN, Associated Press Writer

Full Story: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/03/10/international/i071600D34.DTL&tsp=1

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Lord Stern on global warming: It’s even worse than I thought

Author of definitive report on climate change sounds ominous new warning

By Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor

Lord Stern, the economist who produced the single most influential political document on climate change, says he underestimated the risks of global warming and the damage that could result from it.

The situation was worse than he had thought when he completed his review two-and-a-half years ago, he told a conference yesterday, but politicians do not yet grasp the scale of the dangers now becoming apparent.

Full Story: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/lord-stern-on-global-warming-its-even-worse-than-i-thought-1643957.html

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