Climate change is the biggest environmental issue facing us today. In January 2004, the UK Government´s chief scientific advisor described the threat of climate change as more serious than the threat of terrorism. It is happening now and its effects will be felt by all of us, especially by poor people in poor countries.
On these pages you can get the background information you need on the key issues:
- The Science of Climate Change — What is climate change, and how are we causing it?
- The Impact of Climate Change — What effect will climate change have on water, agriculture, ecosystems, the weather and human health?
- The Equity of Climate Change — Why climate change is an issue of social justice.
- The Politics of Climate Change — The story so far.