World Bank President On Climate Crisis: ‘If There Is No Action Soon, The Future Will Become Bleak’

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World Bank President On Climate Crisis: ‘If There Is No Action Soon, The Future Will Become Bleak’

By Joe Romm

Jim Yong Kim Promises To Factor In Global Warming “With Every Investment We Make And Every Action We Take.”

You may recall the shocking World Bank Climate Report from November that concluded: “A 4°C (7°F) world can, and must, be avoided” to avert “devastating” impacts.

What impacts? The must-read report warns that “we’re on track for a 4°C warmer world marked by extreme heat-waves, declining global food stocks, loss of ecosystems and biodiversity, and life-threatening sea level rise.”

Now World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has a strong WashPost op-ed that warns “we need to get serious fast” to avoid the looming “climate catastrophe.” He explains:

The signs of global warming are becoming more obvious and more frequent. A glut of extreme weather conditions is appearing globally. And the average temperature in the United States last year was the highest ever recorded….

If there is no action soon, the future will become bleak. The World Bank Group released a reportin November that concluded that the world could warm by 7.2 degrees Fahrenheit (4 degrees Celsius) by the end of this century if concerted action is not taken now.

A world that warm means seas would rise 1.5 to 3 feet, putting at risk hundreds of millions of city dwellers globally. It would mean that storms once dubbed “once in a century” would become common, perhaps occurring every year. And it would mean that much of the United States, from Los Angeles to Kansas to the nation’s capital, would feel like an unbearable oven in the summer.

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http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/01/25/1497031/world-bank-president-on-climate-crisis-if-there-is-no-action-soon-the-future-will-become-bleak/

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2. my priority list of political actions.

1- Climate change or AGW
2- Religious extremism/war/terrorism
3- wealth disparity
4- slave labor/minimum wage
5- education
6- potable water
7- right to vote/democracy
8- equal protection
9- due process
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