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World Bank calls for action on warming planet

World Bank fears 4-degree warmer planet ,  Nov 19, 2012   (ABC News: Giulio Saggin) The World Bank has warned global temperatures could rise by four degrees Celsius this century without immediate action, with potentially devastating consequences for coastal cities and the poor.

Issuing a call for action, the World Bank tied the future wealth of
the planet – and especially developing regions – to immediate efforts
to cut greenhouse gas emissions from sources such as energy
production.

“The time is very, very short. The world has to tackle the problem of
climate change more aggressively,” World Bank president Jim Yong Kim
said on a conference call as he launched a report conducted for the
global lender.

“We will never end poverty if we don’t tackle climate change.

“It is one of the single biggest challenges to social justice today.”

The study said the planet could warm four degrees Celsius above
pre-industrial levels as early as the 2060s if government promises to
fight climate change are not met.

Even if nations fulfil current pledges, the study gave a 20 per cent
likelihood of a four-degree rise by 2100 and said that a three-degree
rise appeared likely……
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-19/world-bank-issues-global-warming-warning/4379634

November 21, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, climate change