Posted by
Average Voter on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 6:37:45 PM
What are those europeans doing? They are the one who are so concerned about global warming, yet
a new study out shows that it is warming faster in Europe than the global average. The intersting thing is what the report says should be done about it.
The report says working toward a new global climate deal remains important. But interestingly, it also says the priority should be advancing technological solutions,
creating incentives for populations across the globe to
preserve their forests, and making the most vulnerable populations more resilient to heat waves and flooding.
In particular, the report highlights the need to review how to manage irrigation and whether rivers will be able to help keep nuclear power plants
cool in the future. It also urges Europe to do more to protect people from insect-borne diseases and flooding rivers.
“What is now needed is a massive scale-up in renewable energy technology development and transfer, investment in energy and resource efficiency, adaptation actions and efforts to reduce deforestation, increase the resilience of ecosystems and reduce effects on human health,” the report says.
It has changed from what we have to do to prevent global warming to what we have to do to get prepared for it. Are they giving up, or is this the natural progression of the U.N.'s plan to rule the world? Opps, sorry! What I meant to say was their plan to save the world.