Climate Change

There is no more debate about it. Climate change is a threat to our future, our economy, and our planet. And emissions from fossil fuel use and extraction are the single largest source.

The fourth and most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report underlines the urgency for action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The group of more than 1,400 scientists involved in this report have discovered that the “reasons for concern” are stronger than first suspected, as impacts are happening at lower temperatures and risks are increasing faster.

In their strongest declaration ever, the Nobel Peace prize winning organization urges governments to act immediately and aggressively to combat climate change.

"There's no escaping the facts: global warming will bring hunger, floods and water shortages. Poor countries that bear least responsibility will suffer most - and they have no money to respond - but people should also be aware that even the richer countries risk enormous damage. Doing nothing is not an option, on the contrary it will have disastrous consequences. The industrialized countries simply need to accept their responsibilities and start implementing the solutions," says Hans Verolme, Director of the World Wildlife Federation’s Global Climate Change program. (Reference: World Wildlife Federation, “Climate Change: Ignorance isn’t an option”, April 2007.)