Climate change is the biggest challenge facing our society. The scientific evidence demonstrates that the impact of climate change will be severe. The effects on human health and wellbeing, wildlife and the economy will be significant. Between 2030 and 2050 climate change is expected to cause and additional 250,000 additional deaths per year from malnutrition, disease, and heat stress.
Emissions from human activity, buildings and agriculture are a major cause of greenhouse gases which are leading to increases in global temperatures. This will have a profound impact on life as we know it. Reducing CO2 emissions is key to securing climate stabilisation at less than a global 2*C temperature rise above pre-industrial levels.