On December 3, 2013, a group of world renowned scientists in a wide array of disciplines issued a comprehensive report detailing the frightening consequences that will follow if global warming is not halted and reversed.  Meeting in Columbia University’s Low Library, they discussed their study and their –so far- unsuccessful effort to create a universally acceptable global plan to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. They also pointed out that the internationally agreed upon target to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius is in fact a “prescription for long-term disaster.”

The study makes it crystal clear what the costs of the current trajectory are, and that to combat the trend, a level of global cooperation entirely different from our current approach will be required.