LONDON: Climate change risks should be assessed in the same way as threats to national security or public health according to a new report.
For too long the world has seen rising temperatures as a problem of predicting long range weather forecasts.
The authors says that that leaders must focus on the ‘worst case scenarios’ and how likely they are to occur.
The report has been compiled by an international group of scientists and experts in risk.
In a foreword to the new study, UK foreign minister Baroness Anelay says that previous responses to the threat of climate change have been far too narrow.
“When we think about keeping our country safe, we always consider the worst case scenarios. That is what guides our policies on nuclear non-proliferation, counter-terrorism, and conflict prevention. We have to think about climate change the same way,” she said.
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