Thursday, September 27, 2007
Labor will fix a decade of neglect
From the recent UN High Level Meeting on Climate change:
"According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, if no action is taken on greenhouse gases, the Earth's temperature could rise by 4.50°C (8.1°F) or more. The effects of climate change are being felt .... The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the global average and adverse effects on human activities are documented. Impacts of warming have also been observed in other regions and sectors, in particular on ecosystems. As glaciers retreat, water supplies are being put at risk. And for populations living in dry lands, especially those in Africa, changing weather patterns threaten to exacerbate desertification, drought and food insecurity. Other regions are expected to suffer from floods, sea level rise and extreme weather events."
For a decade the Howard government denied the problem. They refused to sign Kyoto. They still act outside the UN Climate Change Framework. Labor will fix that! To view a Webcast of the UN meeting: http://www.un.org/webcast/climatechange/highlevel
"According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, if no action is taken on greenhouse gases, the Earth's temperature could rise by 4.50°C (8.1°F) or more. The effects of climate change are being felt .... The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the global average and adverse effects on human activities are documented. Impacts of warming have also been observed in other regions and sectors, in particular on ecosystems. As glaciers retreat, water supplies are being put at risk. And for populations living in dry lands, especially those in Africa, changing weather patterns threaten to exacerbate desertification, drought and food insecurity. Other regions are expected to suffer from floods, sea level rise and extreme weather events."
For a decade the Howard government denied the problem. They refused to sign Kyoto. They still act outside the UN Climate Change Framework. Labor will fix that! To view a Webcast of the UN meeting: http://www.un.org/webcast/climatechange/highlevel
Keeping up to date with Labor's campaign in the seat of Ryan, and sharing views and information about the campaign!