Global Warming / Climate Study - VOA Story

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Friday plans to issue a third report on ways to offset global warming. Scientists and government administrators from more than 120 countries have been hammering out the text of the report this week in Bangkok, Thailand. Early drafts indicate that countries that start now to back away from fossil fuels, will not have to wait generations to see benefits.

The climate change panel studied how a united world can avert the worst effects of global warming. The report says emissions can be cut below current levels if the world shifts away from carbon heavy fuels like coal, significantly reduces deforestation and moves towards widespread energy efficiency requirements and practices.

The U.N. report's overall message is that the worst consequences of global warming can be averted if a united world embraces alternative technologies and is willing to change.

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