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Too Late? Why Scientists Say We Should Expect the Worst

Head of the world's top climate scientists Rajendra Pachauri, seen here on October 23, 2008, says he is stunned at the trillion-dollar cheques that have been signed to ease the banking crisis when funding for poverty and global warming is scrutinised or denied. (AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)

At a high-level academic conference on global warming at Exeter University this summer, climate scientist Kevin Anderson stood before his expert audience and contemplated a strange feeling. He wanted to be wrong. Many of those in the room who knew what he was about to say felt the same. His conclusions had already caused a stir in scientific and political circles. Even committed green campaigners said the implications left them terrified.

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