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Jeffrey D. Sachs on the Climate Change Revolution

Prepared by Christoph Suess

The time is ripe for international action on global warming, argues Columbia Economist Jeffrey Sachs. Scientists have clearly identified the causes of the problem, as well as affordable solutions, and recommendations must be implemented in advance of the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol. Since public awareness of the risks at hand has risen sharply and demands for action are peaking in Western democracies, the current laggards under Kyoto–namely Canada, the US, and Australia–must join efforts for global cooperation on climate change. For Sachs, the clock is ticking: “By the end of 2007, all of the world’s governments should begin negotiations. . .”