Climate change target is too low, say scientists

The target of halving global greenhouse gas emissions by the middle of the century is not enough to avoid the major impacts of climate change, scientists warned yesterday.

Researchers said that the belief among political leaders that it was possible to find ways to fully avoid the serious threats of global warming was “false optimism”.

The current food crisis, as a result of rising costs, rising demand and drought in food-producing regions, should serve as a “wake-up call” as to what the impacts of climate change could be, they said.

Telegraph