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Squaring up to reality

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  • Martin Parry

    (Martin Parry, Jean Palutikof and Clair Hanson led the impacts assessment for the IPCC, as co-chair, head and deputy head, respectively, of the Technical Support Unit of Working Group II. The views expressed here are their own.)

  • Jean Palutikof

    (Martin Parry, Jean Palutikof and Clair Hanson led the impacts assessment for the IPCC, as co-chair, head and deputy head, respectively, of the Technical Support Unit of Working Group II. The views expressed here are their own.)

  • Clair Hanson

    (Martin Parry, Jean Palutikof and Clair Hanson led the impacts assessment for the IPCC, as co-chair, head and deputy head, respectively, of the Technical Support Unit of Working Group II. The views expressed here are their own.)

  • Jason Lowe

    (Jason Lowe is a climate scientist in the UK Met Office and provided the underlying scenarios.)

Abstract

Both emissions reduction and adaptation will need to be much stronger than currently planned if dangerous global impacts of climate change are to be avoided. June's UN talks in Bonn and July's G8 summit present opportunities for world leaders to face this challenge.

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  • Martin Parry & Jean Palutikof & Clair Hanson & Jason Lowe, 2008. "Squaring up to reality," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 1(806), pages 68-71, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:1:y:2008:i:806:d:10.1038_climate.2008.50
    DOI: 10.1038/climate.2008.50
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