Planners can't afford to ignore climate change
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In the current extreme weather conditions, Sir John Beddington, the UK government's chief scientific adviser, is calling for urgent action to tackle global warming, and has said the effects of climate change on the weather were already being felt in the U
Beddington said there were “massive problems” in the world of food, water and energy security as the global population increases, all of which would be exacerbated by climate change. He said there were some “uncertainties” in the analysis of climate and climate change. “But those uncertainties are completely outweighed by the enormous body of evidence that shows it is happening and is happening in the sort of ways climate models would expect,” he said.
No doubt the Thai mega-projects are taking this into account, with Bangkok likely to be below sea level by the time they are completed. If the government has not considered this in its well-thought-out project programme, it might like to add another trillion baht of debt to foist on to its great, great, great grandchildren.
RICHARD BOWLER
Bangkok
