Global Warming - Urgency At The U.N. Summit

Pacific islands are now disappearing, deaths from global warming are increasing, and to top it off economic powerhouse countries like China, India, Brazil, and South Africa are growing faster and also increasing their carbon dioxide emissions. The formula for an unmitigated disaster is in place.

The Star.com: Red flags at the UN summit about global warming

The South Pacific archipelago state of Kiribati has now seen some of its islands vanish beneath the waves. It’s a portent of worse to come.

Canadians rank second last of 17 countries surveyed for sustainable behaviour in a study by GlobeScan and the National Geographic Society. That’s not even pale green. Americans rated lowest.

Meanwhile, China may one day overtake America as the world’s leading polluter, with a population of 1.3 billion. The growth of other emerging countries including India, Brazil and South Africa, while positive, may compound the global warming problem.