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Climate status changes to ‘high risk’

02/21/2013 12:20 By ANDREW HAMMOND

Obama’s forceful pledge underlines the tide may be turning on tackling climate change.

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In his landmark state-of-the-union address last week (12 February), Barack Obama re-affirmed that he will intensify US efforts to tackle climate change. He laid down a direct challenge to Congress to act with legislation, and emphasized that if this didn’t happen that his administration would continue to take executive actions “to reduce pollution, prepare our communities for the consequences of climate change, and speed the transition to more sustainable sources of energy”.

The urgency of this issue for Obama will only have been heightened by the release on 14 February of the latest biennial US Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) review which included climate change for the first time ever in its “high risk list”. The GAO, which is a respected, independent government body, asserted that climate change presents a “significant financial risk”, and asserted Washington needs a “government-wide strategic approach with strong leadership” in response.

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Climate status changes to ‘high risk’

Obama’s forceful pledge underlines the tide may be turning on tackling climate change.

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