Posted on 12/12/2018 1:34:54 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
The head of the United Nations’ top science panel on climate change said Tuesday that the world needs to “do more and faster” to prevent global warming on a scale that would cause irreversible environmental damage and hit poor societies hard.
Hoesung Lee, who chairs the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), told diplomats at the U.N. climate summit in Poland that scientists had reviewed data for their recent report on the impact of average global temperature increases.
“The report shows that not just action, but urgent action is needed,” Lee said. His comments come as national leaders and ministers gathered in Poland for the final stretch of the two-week talks, with just days left to break through issues that diplomats have struggled to resolve.
U.N. climate chief Patricia Espinosa urged delegates to show a “spirit of unity” through the end of the week.
Poor countries, meanwhile, want promises of financial support to tackle climate change.
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Being an engineer I honestly think the UN could be loaded on to a barge and floated out to sea, and if it started sinking it would be fun to watch.
How much jet fuel has its members used today? How much CO2 has its members exhaled today?
Running out of $$$ are they? LOL
Carbon Dioxide is a BUILDING BLOCK OF LIFE and NOT a "pollutant"!
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