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Op-ed by John Kerry: Who Lost the Earth?

John Kerry’s Huffingon Post Op-Ed on U.S. / China Cooperation on Climate Change.  His key summary of scientific details sounds very much  in line with the narrative presented by the scientists at Copenhagen’s Climate Congress last March:

‘And make no mistake, unless we act dramatically — and act fast — science tells us our climate and our way of life are literally in jeopardy. Just the basics: In the industrial era, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have risen from 280 to 385 parts per million. Scientists have drawn a red line at 450ppm — which represents a warming of 2 degrees Celsius. Anything beyond that presents an unacceptable risk. But unless we take dramatic action — now — we are actually headed to 1,000 ppm by century’s end. And today, over 40% of those emissions belong to the United States and China.’

via John Kerry: Who Lost the Earth?.