For several years Greenpeace and other environmental activists have run the case that time is short: unless we take early and dramatic action, the consequences will be dire.  Last year, around the time of the release of the IPCC Fourth Assessment, claims were made that unless we commence cutting emissions deeply within 10 to 15 years, it will be too late.

Research released this week at a UN meeting in Bangkok to develop a new global strategy to tackle climate change warns that the strategy being pushed by the European Union would harm efforts to eradicate poverty in poor countries.

Climate Change Negotiators Need To Heed Sub-Prime Market Warnings
 Negotiators from the world’s climate change agencies gather this week in Bangkok to take the next step following the meeting in Bali last December to create a fresh global strategy to tackle climate change.  Their task is to map out a negotiating plan so the new strategy can be completed by 2009.