After six years and a lot of sweat, the IPPC has completed its fourth report. The Synthesis Report [PDF], released today in Valencia, pulls together the key findings of the three working groups, and provides a 23 page overview of the problem and its potential solutions. Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary general, welcomed the report:
“Today the world’s scientists have spoken clearly and with one voice,” he said. “In Bali I expect the world’s policymakers to do the same.”
The most succinct summary of the contents comes from Joseph Romm at Climate Progress: “Debate over, further delay fatal, action not costly.” Couldn’t have put it better myself.
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Thanks! Took me a while to take out “is” from the headline three times….
DPF at kiwiblog has a post with a lot of questions on this today Gareth, have you got the time to pop over?
I’ve had a bash at it… Got the report in front of me because I’m doing an interview on Radio Live at 12-15…
[edit: my post is stuck in DPF's moderation queue]
More tainted fodder for the sheeple. Baaaa………..baaaa….
Gareth don’t you go telling porkys in your interview remember there is a difference between ones opinion and an unquestionable fact.
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