Fw: Latest IPCC Report Warns of Public Health Threat from Global Warming

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Physicians for Social Responsibility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latest IPCC Report Warns of Public Health Threat from Global Warming

On April 6, 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the second installment of it’s Fourth Assessment Report on climate change. The report from Working Group II, “Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability,” is intended for the use of policy makers and lays out the ramifications for human health if we do not act to slow, stop and reverse global warming. Click here to read PSR’s statement on the release of IPCC’s Working Group II report.

http://www.psr.org/site/PageServer?pagename=IPCC_WorkingGroupII_report & JServSessionIdr006=o7a282au72.app8b

While the projected consequences of unmitigated global warming are stark, there is still time to avert the most devastating impacts. The window of opportunity is closing quickly, however, and the need for action to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases is urgent. Congress must work quickly to adopt mandatory controls on these heat-trapping gases. As the world’s largest single emitter of global warming pollution, the U.S. must show leadership in this global effort.

In the following days and weeks, it is crucial that media coverage of the IPCC’s latest report is accompanied by a strong call for action to curb emissions of greenhouse gases. PSR encourages you to submit a letter to the editor of your local paper in response to any coverage of the IPCC Working Group II report. Please emphasize the need for Congress to adopt mandatory controls on global warming gases. Send the message loud and clear — the U.S. can and must help prevent the worst effects of global warming by rejoining the international effort to control greenhouse gas emissions. Click here for talking points you can use when submitting letters to the editor of your local paper.

http://www.psr.org/site/PageServer?pagename=IPCC_WGII_TalkingPoints

Sincerely,

 

Michael McCally, MDExecutive DirectorPhysicians for Social Responsibility