The Urgency Derives From The Nearness Of

What We Are Doing To The Future Of Our Children, And The Other Species On The Planet, Is A Clear Moral Issue.

In View Of The Immense Power Of Natural Weather And Climate Fluctuations And The Great Buffering Capacity Of The Earth, Especially The Ocean, It Is Easy To Be Skeptical About Whether Small Anthropogenic Changes Of Atmospheric Composition Can Have Important Practical Impacts.

We Are On The Precipice Of Climate System Tipping Points Beyond Which There Is No Redemption.

Global Warming Isn't A Prediction. It Is Happening.

The Climate Is Nearing Tipping Points. Changes Are Beginning To Appear And There Is A Potential For Explosive Changes, Effects That Would Be Irreversible, If We Do Not Rapidly Slow Fossil-fuel Emissions Over The Next Few Decades.