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Scientists urge immediate climate action to limit costs

2013-01-04 12:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: Waiting to tackle emissions until 2020 when a global agreement is due to be in place will be far more costly than taking action today, according to new research published this week. Keeping to the internationally agreed target of 2°C of average warming by 2050 will be much more difficult to achieve if action is delayed, risking floods, heatwaves, drought and rising sea level, the report concludes. Keywan Riahi, study co-author and energy program leader at the International Institute for Applied...

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