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Copenhagen: What consequences can we expect, and what can we do?
Many of the effects of global warming have been well-documented. It is the precise extent that is difficult to predict. Ministry of Climate and Energy of Denmark Predicting the consequences of global warming is one of the really difficult tasks for the world’s climate researchers. Firstly, because the natural processes that cause precipitation, storms, increases in sea level and other expected effects of global warming are dependent on many different factors. Secondly, because it is difficult to predict the size of the emissions of greenhouse gases in the coming decades, as this is determined to a great extent by political decisions and technological breakthroughs. Many of the effects of global…