The 1993 tax was pursued mainly as a source of revenue to cut the deficit, not a means of reducing American dependence on foreign oil and cutting risks of dangerous climate change. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
On the eve of the release today of his interim report on climate change, Professor Garnaut told a conference in Adelaide yesterday that without intervention before 2020, it would be impossible to avoid a high risk of dangerous climate change. (theage.com.au)
«I am worried that the risks of dangerous climate change are too high on our current emissions trajectory,» she said in a statement. (scientificamerican.com)