A Level Of No More Than 350

We Have At Most Ten Years - Not Ten Years To Decide Upon Action, But Ten Years To Alter Fundamentally The Trajectory Of Global Greenhouse Emissions... We Are Near A Tipping Point, A Point Of No Return, Beyond Which The Built In Momentum And Feedbacks Will Carry Us To Levels Of Climate Change With Staggering Consequences For Humanity And All Of The Residents Of This Planet.

The United States Did Not Sign Kyoto, Yet Its Emissions Are Not That Different From The Countries That Did Sign It.

The Danger Is That The Compromises And Special Interests Inherent In Kyoto-style Targets And Cap-and-trade Will Be Accepted Because Of Bureaucratic Momentum.

Coral Reefs, The Rain Forest Of The Ocean, Are Home For One-third Of The Species Of The Sea. Coral Reefs Are Under Stress For Several Reasons, Including Warming Of The Ocean, But Especially Because Of Ocean Acidification, A Direct Effect Of Added Carbon Dioxide. Ocean Life Dependent On Carbonate Shells And Skeletons Is Threatened By Dissolution As The Ocean Becomes More Acid.

The Most Difficult Task, Phase-out Over The Next 20-25 Years Of Coal Use That Does Not Capture Co₂, Is Herculean, Yet Feasible When Compared With The Efforts That Went Into World War Ii. The Stakes, For All Life On The Planet, Surpass Those Of Any Previous Crisis. The Greatest Danger Is Continued Ignorance And Denial, Which Could Make Tragic Consequences Unavoidable.