各國政府未來十年若繼續無視於全球暖化帶來的衝擊，全體人類將為此付出慘痛的代價。前世界銀行首席經濟學家史登三十日即將發表的研究報告指出，代價高達六點九八兆美元。 史登的報告厚達七百多頁，開了由重要經濟學家分析全球暖化之先河。英國觀察家週刊搶先刊出報告摘錄，指出未來全球恐怕將因為水旱災頻仍，兩億多人流離失所。全球景氣也將受拖累，一蹶不振。 週刊也引述英國當局說法：「就像全球暖化前兩年在科學界掀起的狂潮，這議題也將在經濟學界引起廣泛討論。」 報告指出，人類為全球暖化付出的代價將超過一二次世界大戰或一九三零年代的經濟大恐慌。即使各國政府立即停止污染地球，過去所累積的二氧化碳排放量仍將使暖化效應持續三十年之久，接下來一百年海平面仍將不斷升高。 全球暖化問題迫在眉梢，史登因此建議，明年各國就應簽署京都議定書之後的新協定，而非按照預定計畫到二零一零才協商。史登籲請世界各國建立國際標準，不只要讓溫度不再扶搖直上，也要減少大氣層的碳含量。國際社會必須採取堅決行動才能否解決問題。 (轉載自奇摩新聞)

全球暖化也帶來商機，除了LED，太陽能，和其他替代能源之外，有效率的回收廢棄物，也是商機無窮。以紙來說，台灣人每天光是看報紙，一年就要消耗30萬噸以上的紙，全球大約每年有四十億顆的樹，死於造紙，嚴重影響環境生態。如果我們好好的利用廢紙，回收再生不但環保，還有很大的商機，國內就有業者因為推動廢料回收，取得綠色認證，接獲國內外大廠訂單，成功進軍全球市場。 結能，省水，隨手在做。而除了廢紙之外，還有廢建材回收，綠色建材風吹來一股商機。玻璃纖維，回收，再生紙漿，回收，建材邊料，回收，就連製程中產生的水蒸氣，也仔細回收，雖然回收再利用，成本更高，但卻因堅持環保，產品更健康，效能更高。 綠色風潮帶來國內外不少商機，不過要成為綠色成員，難免就得付出代價，但對儘早投入的廠商來說，絕對是短空長多。 (轉載自奇摩新聞)

海洋面積占地球表面的70%，是調節大氣中二氧化碳含量的最佳溶劑，不過，由於氣候 暖化嚴重，使得海洋逐漸失去調節的功能。英國科學家最近發現，在連南極海域自然代謝二氧化碳的功能大大降低，地球危機儼然形成。 南極海裡含有的浮游植物可以在光合作用時吸收二氧化碳，同時將溶在水中過量的氧氣釋放到空氣中。但是科學家發現，南極海域吸收大氣中二氧化碳的能力，在過去25年以來減少了38%，而全球大氣中的二氧化碳卻增加了43%，從這兩個數據比對來看，不但二氧化碳沒有減少，南極海域每年更以兩億噸的速度增加二氧化碳的數量。 這其中原因是，臭氧層裡的二氧化碳濃度上升，使得大氣壓力改變，造成風速增加，導致深海含二氧化碳的海水上升到海面。 英國科學家馬克莫斯林說，「它是個完整的系統，海洋裡能進行光和作用釋出物質(氧氣)的生物降到海底，但同時間，風速改變了，讓二氧化碳從海面釋放到空氣中。」 氣候暖化間接影響環流的改變，讓海洋調節大氣二氧化碳的能力減弱，科學家警告，目前大氣中的二氧化碳濃度已失控，也引起海洋生態的失衡，因此減少二氧化碳排放將成為全人類的當務之急。

根據科學雜誌所刊載的一份研究結果，目前地球暖化程度，較一千兩百年來任何時期為烈。 英國東英格蘭大學奧斯本和布利孚兩位教授，在北半球十四個點，利用樹輪、貝殼化石和冰核，分析從公元九世紀以來的地球溫度變化。在其他地球暖化証據輔佐下，研究發現，二十世紀的地球溫暖化現象特別突出。現在的地球暖化現象起始於二十世紀末期，範圍更廣且溫度異常現象比九世紀來的任何時期都要長。為了了解溫度大範圍上升的現象是否是一種自然天氣型態，科學家比較了北半球廣大的暖化溫度，和過去一千兩百年來的冷、暖氣候間距的差異。 這項研究同時還引用了中世紀時代的天氣日誌，及對特殊天氣狀況，例如比利時海峽和荷蘭幾世紀嚴寒的見証紀錄。 研究者觀察到長在斯堪地那維亞半島、西伯利亞和北美的長青樹樹輪，天氣愈暖時年輪的間距愈大。 格陵蘭冰柱中所含的化學物質，也說明了那幾年的溫度比較高。 (摘自  奇摩新聞)

全球暖化問題持續發燒，科學家表示，先進國家製造的暖化問題，將對非洲大陸造成難以彌補的重大傷害，或許再過不久，紅海海底下的美麗珊瑚礁，將永不復見。 位於非洲大陸和亞洲大陸交界的紅海，海底下這一大片色彩鮮豔的珊瑚礁巧奪天工，讓人讚嘆不已，然而科學家警告，再過不久，這片珊瑚礁美景可能將永不復見，原因就是日益嚴重的全球暖化。 世界自然基金會全球暖化研究員漢斯維洛姆：「海水變得越來越熱，這讓珊瑚礁持續溫度升高，最後會導致珊瑚礁死亡，不只有珊瑚礁會受到影響，魚群也是。」 事實上，大自然正對先進國家所製造的暖化問題一點一滴地進行反撲，其中首當其衝的莫過於無辜的非洲大陸，大地乾枯、乾旱嚴重，高山冰雪的消失再加上疾病肆虐，這個全世界最貧窮的地區，正陷入難以挽回的困境。 世界資源組織強納森普辛：「你可以看到顯著增加的環境衝擊，不幸的是，住在非洲的人們將會受害最深！」日益嚴重的全球暖化問題絕對不容你我忽視，每個人都必須共同努力，才能讓下一代也能和我們一樣，親眼目睹紅海的美麗珊瑚礁。 (摘自 ETTODAY)

樂於守法的德國人向來是舉世聞名的環保模範生，溫室效應造成地球暖化以後，現在更成為國家大事，政府領頭向前衝，全國上下總動員積極響應配合，努力設法抑制二氧化碳排放量。 一切只為環保 現在德國人做什麼事情之前都要問，環不環保？買了良心安不安？有關單位公布二氧化碳排放排行榜，呼籲盡量不要搭飛機度假，鼓勵民眾坐火車，果然成效明顯，到旅行社或上網訂遠程旅遊的顧客減少，無意間政府幫赤字連年的國鐵（ＤＢ）促銷，過去車廂看過去空蕩蕩，現在搭火車出門買票時，最好多花三歐元先訂位，以免到時候一位難求，如此一來，反害苦航空公司，不敢再提漲價的事，繼續賠本實施廉價機票政策。 政府獎勵人民合作，提供各種減稅和補助方案，無怪乎住戶屋頂上的太陽能聚光板大幅增加，高空望過去，形成一種特殊景觀。此外，還不吝撥出大筆經費長期支持研發機構，環保的巨額商機也讓新產品紛紛打著環保旗號，以投消費者所好。 產品與科技標榜永續發展的前景，不但自用還可以外銷，各國都想借用德國這方面經驗和科技，難怪德國是目前全世界太陽能、風力發電及其他替代能源等技術和成品輸出最多國家。據報導，德國將於明年在韓國首爾建造全球最大的太陽能發電廠。 鼓勵之餘，

Global warming has now become a major issue of global concern. The United Nations' intergovernmental climate change panel recently proposed the second phase of its global climate change report, which issued a more severe warning about global warming. In recent years, temperature anomalies have occurred in various parts of the world. Last summer's heat wave in Europe and the United States caused nearly 200 people to die from heat. The Amazon River Basin in South America has experienced severe drought for two consecutive years. These climate anomalies are inseparable from global warming. To curb the continued warming of the earth, in addition to expecting the internationally signed Kyoto Protocol to be effective, every citizen of the earth should also fulfill his responsibility to protect the earth. ◎Global warming is causing catastrophic effects. Although the earth is getting warmer, for ordinary people, it seems that they cannot feel this fact. Peng Qiming, a meteorological expert and general manager of the Weather Risk Management Development Company, pointed out that this is because the earth’s temperature is increasing very much. It is slow and lower than the average daily temperature difference, so it is not easily felt by ordinary people. Peng Qiming said: "In fact, the temperature of the earth is indeed gradually rising; however, it has only increased by 1 to 2 degrees Celsius in 100 years. We say that the increase in the earth's temperature is an increase in the average temperature. However, our average daily temperature The change up and down is about 10 degrees, so most people can't feel it. However, rising temperatures will cause an increase in extreme values, that is, summers are getting hotter and winters are getting colder, and extreme values will increase, which will have a greater impact. 』 The increase in extreme values will cause summers to become hotter and winters to become colder and colder. Not only is summer getting hotter and hotter, summer’s

The United Nations has recently issued a warning about the possible impact of warming on the world. Domestic scholars have analyzed that Taiwan's century-old climate warming rate in the 20th century is about twice the global average, resulting in a smaller temperature difference between day and night and shorter sunshine hours throughout the year. With the number of countries shortening and rainfall intensity increasing, the impact in the future may be more severe than that of most countries. Excessive development has caused the heat island effect, causing the global average temperature to rise in the 20th century○. Six degrees, Hsu Huang-hsiung, a professor at the Department of Atmospheric Science at National Taiwan University, pointed out that Taiwan’s average temperature rose by as much as 1.6 degrees Celsius from 1901 to 2000. At one point, the warming rate was twice that of the world; warming occurred not only in urban areas, but also in Yushan and Dongji Island. He said that the warming rate far exceeding that of the world is not just a problem in Taiwan. The rate of increase in Asia (except southwestern China) is almost the highest in the world. Domestic meteorologists mostly believe that this is related to the heat island effect caused by excessive urban development, which has a additive effect on global warming. The warming trend in summer is more obvious than in winter. Xu Huangxiong analyzed that the warming trend in Taiwan is more obvious in summer than in winter. At six major weather stations in Taipei, Taichung, Tainan and Hualien, the average summer temperature in the 20th century increased by 1% per century. Thirty-seven degrees, ○ higher than winter. Five degrees, the increase in spring and autumn is also equivalent to that in summer, which is contrary to the phenomenon that the temperature increase in winter is greater than in summer in high latitudes. In addition, in Taiwan, the temperature rises more significantly at night than during the day, resulting in a narrowing of the temperature difference between day and night. In the late 1980s, the probability of high temperatures increased and the probability of low temperatures decreased. The intensity of heat waves became stronger, more pronounced in urban areas than in rural areas. After the 1970s, ,cold

LONDON (Reuters) - Children will increasingly bear the brunt of global warming, a study said on Friday. Another study pointed out that no matter how hard we try to curb carbon emissions, the climate will continue to heat up in the next few decades. As for the third report, by scientists from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which analyzed the impact climate change will have on the planet this century, it concluded that businesses are already feeling its effects. The charity Save the Children says that up to 175 million children will be affected by climate-related disasters such as droughts, floods and storms every year in the next 10 years. It noted that this was 5 million more people a year than in the 10 years to 2005. Since children are the most vulnerable in society, they will be disproportionately harmed. Millions more children will die, be forced from their homes, or suffer from famine and disease. Jasmine Whitbread, President of Save the Children UK, pointed out, "Children are already bearing the brunt of climate change, and millions of children will be caught in climate-related natural disasters every year." Scientists predict that this century, the world will Average temperatures will rise by 1.8 to 4.0 degrees Celsius, mainly due to the burning of fossil fuels for power generation and transportation. (Excerpted from Reuters online news)

The problem of global warming is getting more and more serious. British scientists used sonar to detect the ice near the Arctic Circle and unexpectedly found that the polar ice is melting much faster than generally expected. Experts warn that maybe in 13 years, people will again The beautiful polar ice cannot be seen either. The polar ice floating on the Arctic Ocean has always attracted many tourists from all over the world to come and take a look. However, according to a latest study, due to serious global warming, the polar ice is melting faster than expected. Perhaps in the near future, people will no longer be able to see the beautiful polar ice. Marine geographer Peter Wardham: "I think the disappearance of polar ice is the beginning of a catastrophic change." British scientists dispatched a British submarine to use sonar to detect the Arctic Circle to the vicinity of Alaska, overturning the previous belief that polar ice will reach 2040. The prediction of disappearance in 2020 and shortening the time to 13 years predicts that 50% of the polar ice is likely to disappear by 2020. Marine geographer Peter Wardham: "Now we can see a large area of polar ice from outer space, but soon, we will no longer be able to see it." Scientists are worried that once the polar ice melts, it will be affected. It’s not just polar bears or Arctic seals that are affected, it may also trigger a series of unpredictable climate changes. (Excerpted from ETtoday news e-newsletter)