Climate change is more frightening than the world war

The British Prime Minister affirmed that global warming could cause an economic crisis that its level of physical damage is greater than both World Wars and the Great Depression combined.

Speaking at an international conference on climate change in London, yesterday, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said world leaders must reach an agreement to prevent global warming. If that effort fails, every year the world not only loses hundreds of thousands of lives due to droughts and floods, but also suffers from the most serious economic crisis in recent decades.

The Prime Minister said that climate change will cause hundreds of thousands of people to die every year because of floods and droughts.Photo: Reuters.

'It is a humanitarian, ecological and economic risk. Without stopping the worst effects of climate change, global GDP will fall by 20%. This level of economic damage is greater than the losses caused by the two world wars and the Great Depression crisis. We can affirm that this is a time of great significance for our world, 'he said.

The climate change summit chaired by the United Nations in December this year in Copenhagen (Denmark) will focus on efforts to sign an agreement to prevent global warming. Leaders of about 190 countries will attend the conference.

However, until this point negotiations are still in jeopardy as rich countries like the US do not want to accept strict commitments to reduce carbon emissions. Meanwhile, developing countries like China and India refused to act if the rich group refused to commit.

Gordon Brown spoke at the London Major Economic Forum.Photo: AP.

Telegraph said, in the final attempt to resolve disagreements among countries, he invited ministers and officials from 17 countries to London to attend the Major Economies Forum. The meeting begins on October 19.

Mr. Brown - who will travel to Copenhagen in December to attend the UN climate conference - urged world leaders to act on his behalf. The Prime Minister said that rich countries should commit to reducing emissions by 25 to 40% by 2020. At the same time emerging economies such as China and India need to devise specific measures to limit their level of damage caused by their rapid economic development. Rich countries, including Britain, must contribute about $ 84 billion a year to help poor countries adapt to climate change and reduce carbon emissions.