As climate change caused deaths surge [ark | moreark | search], the world's leading climate scientist is urging the European Union to urgently reconsider their atmospheric carbon dioxide target [ark] of 550 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide. Dr. James Hansen warns this target -- which informs global policies efforts -- must be slashed to 350 ppm [ark] if "humanity wishes to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilisation developed". Unfortunately the world is already at 385ppm. Meanwhile the recently completed UN meeting of world governments in Bangkok has agreed upon an agenda for talking about more talks [ark], following upon the victory of the Bali roadmap which, you guessed it, agreed that more talks were desirable.
The growing awareness that carbon levels have...