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Climate Change: Summary and Recommendations to Governments
 
i
Co
NGO 
ii
Committee on Sustainable Development (New York)
The human-caused global-warming trend of climate change isscientifically established 
iii
. Human beings are not
distinct 
from nature, butare part
of 
nature, and are now
affecting 
nature in an alarmingly negativeway. Impacts from global warming are now being felt and will soon become far worse. All countries will be increasingly affected in a myriadof severe, adverse ways: economically, environmentally, militarily, politically, medically, and psychologically. Global stability is threatened. There is no safe haven.Humane effective responses to global warming with an ethical and moral foundation require difficultequitable resolutions of conflicting national situations generated by different per-capita emissions(historical, current, and future), economic development, and energy requirements. Nevertheless theinterests of all are intertwined. We need to become globally
earth-centered 
, with respect for globalhuman rights, reverence and compassion for living beings, with a light carbon footprint. We needdedicated, clear, decisive leadership and action to beneficially counter global warming bygovernments, NGOs 
iv
, corporations, and individuals. There is no alternative. Let not futuregenerations, impacted by global warming, say of us,
"They knew but did not act".
 
Recommendations to Governments for Action on Climate Change
 
v
1. Recognize that unmitigated global warming will produce widespread conflicts over food, water and resources, with consequent population displacements and other devastating effects. 2. Adopt binding, verifiable, ambitious accords at COP15
vi
 reducing greenhouse gas emissions toachieve sustainable safe cumulative levels, incorporating equitably differentiated responsibilities for developed and developing countries, and substantial penalties for excessive emissions.3. Adopt the risk-management mitigation and adaptation strategies in the IPCC reports, withadequate increased funding for non-fossil fuel energy (solar, wind, geothermal, fusion, etc). 4. Adopt adequate, equitable, and binding financial and technical commitments by developedcountries to developing countries for mitigation and adaptation, with effective distribution of aid, and joint cooperative responsibility. Priority goals are:
•
Security
(peace and avoiding armed conflicts, avoiding mass migrations),
•
Social Justice
 
and Environment Preservation
(achieving the Millennium DevelopmentGoals with food, water, and energy security; sustainable economic development; non-intensive agriculture; education on climate change and environment to inform and change behavior; public health; mental health; support for small-scale farmers, women and children;rights of small-island and coastal peoples; sustainable forestry; conservation; humanetreatment of animals, avoiding species extinction, maintaining biodiversity).
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