NEW YORK, Aug 10 (IPS) – The writer is Director of Programmes at United Nations University Centre for Policy ResearchThe International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its starkest report yet, expressing a clear consensus on the rapid changes to global temperatures.
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