Global Warming Could Devastate Economy
Unchecked global warming will devastate the world economy on the scale of the world wars and the Great Depression, according to a new report from the British government, eventually costing the world the equivalent of between 5% and 20% of global GDP each year. The report emphasized that global warming can only be fought with the cooperation of major countries such as the United States and China, and represents a huge contrast to the Bush administration’s wait-and-see global warming policies.
Climate change: ‘One degree and we’re done for’
Further global warming of 1 °C defines a critical threshold. Beyond that we will likely see changes that make Earth a different planet than the one we know,” says Jim Hansen, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York.
New Global Warming Movie – Better Than An Inconvenient Truth?
Some say The Great Warming is a better movie than an Inconvenient Truth. It talks about what you can do about and what others are doing about it. Instead of featuring one rich white male, Al Gore, it interviews all kinds of folks around the world. It talks about the morality of global warming including interviews with Christian environmentalists, such as Dr. Matthew Sleeth. “It’s more than just the heat …. our children’s planet is at stake …” says the movie.
The Great Warming will open Friday, November 3rd, at Grand Palace Stadium 24, 3839 Wesleyan, that’s between I-59 and Richmond between the Galleria and Greenway Plaza. To get a free energy audit, return your ticket stub to the volunteer at the theater or mail it to The Great Warming
The major corporate sponsor of the movie is Swiss Re, the global insurance company. Climate disruption threatens the insurance industry more than any other. The huge re-insurance companies, like Swiss Re, end up holding the bag. How do you insure Gulf Coast homes against torrential rain and hurricanes if the climate is changing? Swiss Re and Munich Re have taken a hard look at the science and now work for climate protection.
Regards,
Jim
Andy Hailey