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Facts and Figures about climate change and energy related issues
IPCC, 2007
Global total annual anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have grown by 70% between 1970 and 2004.
Most of the global average warming over the past 50 years is very likely due to anthropogenic green house gas increases.
Stern Review, 2006
The earth has already warmed by 0.7degrees C since around 1900.
Even if all emissions stopped tomorrow, the Earth will warm by a further 0.5-1°C over coming decades due to past emissions.
Developing countries will be particularly badly hit, for three reasons: their geography; their stronger dependence on agriculture, and because with their fewer resources comes greater vulnerability.
Current levels of greenhouse gases are higher now than at any time in at least the past 650,000 years.
UNDP, 2008
Climate change could leave an additional 600 million facing acute malnutrition by the 2080s over the level in a non-climate change scenario.
Global temperature increases of 3-4C could result in 330 million people being permanently or temporarily displaced through flooding.
IEA, 2008
Hard coal is the leading source of electric power generation in the OECD.
The four highest consumers of electricity in Non- OECD countries, People’s Republic of China, Russia, India and Brazil, represent almost 60% of Non-OECD electricity consumption.
