Is there an urgent need for policy makers to take immediate action in drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the disastrous consequences of climate change and global warming?
A. On May 29, 2008, over 1,700 leading scientists and economists in the United States issued a joint statement calling for policy makers to take a leadership role in reducing “heat-trapping” emissions 80% below 2000 levels by 2050. In making such a recommendation, they voiced the following sense of urgency for enacting far-reaching public policies to stem the “irreversible consequences” of global warming: Click here for Web Site “We call on our nation’s leaders to swiftly establish and implement policies to bring about deep reductions in heat-trapping emissions. The strength of the science on climate change compels us to warn the nation about the growing risk of irreversible consequences as global average temperatures continue to increase over pre-industrial levels (i.e., prior to 1860). As temperatures rise further, the scope and severity of global warming impacts will continue to accelerate… A strong U.S. commitment to reduce emissions is essential to drive international climate prog
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