Think Tank - The Geneva Association: Climate change – How much do we know?
Source: Asia Insurance Review | Feb 2009
On the largest scale, the climate change problem is at least qualitatively simple – the burning of coal, gas and oil releases carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. The overall warming effect resulting from this emission is a subject of key importance for the world, affecting the existence of its species. In this article, which was first published as a Guest Editorial in the Risk Management Newsletter no. 44, November 2008 of The Geneva Association, Professor Reto Knutti from the Institute of Atmospheric and Climate Science in Zurich, explains why the world must take action now and not continue with a “business as usual” attitude or our children will be the ones facing numerous climate catastrophes in the future.
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