CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT: New UN report issued today has warned that if left unchecked, climate change will increase the likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems. UN News Centre, 2 November 2014; and ‘Climate panel: Some effects ‘irreversible’, Washington Post, 2 November 2014.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT: Citing "clear and growing" human influence on the climate system, a United Nations report issued today has warned that if left unchecked, climate change will increase the likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems. ''Leaders must act', urges Ban, as new UN report warns man's impact on climate may soon be 'irreversible', UN News Centre, 2 November 2014; and 'Climate panel: Some effects 'irreversible', Washington Post, 2 November 2014