http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/08/MN2416V8Q9.DTL Greenhouse gases must be cut, Obama aide says
Jane Kay, Chronicle Environment Writer
Thursday, April 9, 2009
(04-08) 20:14 PDT -- In sharp contrast to the low priority the Bush administration gave to global warming, President Obama's new science adviser said Wednesday that the world's industrialized nations must immediately cut greenhouse gas emissions to ward off the most extreme effects of climate change.
"We are already experiencing increased heat waves, drought, wildfires, floods and pest infestations - all of that is at today's levels," said physicist John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
"In my judgment, climate change is already dangerous, and the question is, 'Can we stop short of a completely unmanageable degree of climate change?' " he said.
Holdren called for deep cuts in emissions, more climate research and greater preparation for inevitable planetary change. He also is pressing for large investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy.
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