The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) report is stark in its assessment of the damage already done byemissions – and the much greater consequences ahead.

The IPCC said in a statementfollowing its release in Japan: “The report concludes that responding toclimate change involves making choices about risks in a changing world. Thenature of the risks of climate change is increasingly clear, though climate changewill also continue to produce surprises.”

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