An appeal from the Pugwash Council to the 2015 Paris Climate Conference
Avoiding threats to human civilization An appeal from the Pugwash Council to the 2015 Paris Climate Conference 27 November 2015 Since the middle of the 20th century, scientists have consistently raised alarm about the risks posed by climate change due to the increase of carbon in the atmosphere emanating from human activities. Collective scientific endeavour of thousands of researchers organized by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, warns of unequivocal global warming that under the current conditions is likely to lead to further environmental degradation mass migration and increase global insecurity. The impacts …