Scientists from the Royal Society comment on climate change
The Royal Society is a self-governing Fellowship of many of the world’s most distinguished scientists.
Professor Tim Palmer FRS, Royal Society Research Professor in Climate Physics, University of Oxford
“The threat of dangerous man-made changes to global climate is quite unequivocal.
It follows that if we want to reduce this threat, we must cut our emissions of greenhouse gases."
Professor John Shepherd FRS, Ocean & Earth Science, University of Southampton:
“The evidence is very clear that the world is warming, and that human activities are the main cause.
Natural changes and fluctuations do occur but they are relatively small."
Professor Joanna Haigh CBE FRS, Professor of Atmospheric Physics, Imperial College London
“The concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere now exceeds anything it has experienced in the past 3 million years and its continuing upward trend is almost certain to result in further global warming."
Professor Sir Brian Hoskins FRS, Director of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College London:
“The evidence of changes in many different aspects of the climate system, from the ice sheets to the deep ocean, shows that climate change is happening.
To reduce the serious risks posed by increasing changes in the climate, we need to redouble our efforts globally to limit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions.”
The Royal Society has published a "Short Guide to Climate Change"
