Climate change poses “significant risks” to society, the National Academy of Sciences said yesterday, warning that delaying cuts in greenhouse gas emissions will make dealing with the problem harder in the future. “Each additional ton of greenhouse gases emitted commits us to further change and greater risks,” an academy panel said in a new report, which calls for the federal government to take a lead role in combating climate change at home and abroad. [More]
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U.S. Action to Combat Climate Change Remains Urgent