“This was the 20th tropical storm to have hit the Philippines this year. So this is going to continue no matter what we decide on CO2, these storms will continue.”
Climate change talks are taking place in Warsaw, Poland. At the talks, the Philippine representative appealed for an agreement to cut industrial gases like carbon dioxide. Scientist Bob Ward says the delegates should pay close attention.
“I think this typhoon will focus minds very much on the fact that if we squabble and delay in getting an agreement, we’re going to see more and more of these kind of events with very, very severe human costs.”
But observers at the Warsaw talks say a deal on cutting greenhouse gases still appears to be far away.
And that’s In the News, from VOA Learning English. I’m Bob Doughty.
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