Turn Down the Heat: Confronting the New Climate Normal

Immediate steps are needed to help countries adapt to the climate impacts being felt today and the unavoidable consequences of a rapidly warming world. The benefits of strong, early action on climate change -- action that follows clean, low carbon pathways and avoids locking in unsustainable growth...

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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2014
Schriftenreihe:World Bank E-Library Archive
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Zusammenfassung:Immediate steps are needed to help countries adapt to the climate impacts being felt today and the unavoidable consequences of a rapidly warming world. The benefits of strong, early action on climate change -- action that follows clean, low carbon pathways and avoids locking in unsustainable growth strategies -- far outweigh the costs. Many of the worst projected climate impacts could still be avoided by holding warming to below 2 Degree C. But the time to act is now
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (250 Seiten)
DOI:10.1596/978-1-4648-0437-3