Dramatic developments in politics and financial markets have shifted the focus of the mainstream media away from the mounting evidence of an unprecedented rate of global warming. The main cause is human activity. The current warming is happening at a rate not seen in the past 10,000 years.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), "Since systematic scientific assessments began in the 1970s, the influence of human activity on the warming of the climate system has evolved from theory to established fact."
Scientific information taken from natural sources and from modern equipment (like satellites and sensors) all show the signs of a changing climate. The rate of change since the mid-20th century is unprecedented over millennia. The target set in thr Paris meeting is unlikely to be achieved.
Experts have pointed out that in the last 800,000 years, there have been....
