Just wondering how many people have looked at the big IPCC report yet.
I'm teaching Ecosystem Management this semester, and the class will
be splitting the thing up among the students to review the entire
thing. The parts pertinent to Sustainable development will probably
be covered in there too. I kind of figure, why should I tell a bunch
of graduate students about the report, when I can have them read it
for themselves and discuss it? Thus far, this has been a pretty good
approach, earlier in the semester they read the Global Environmental
Outlook I, II and II. I can't recall now, but if there was a IV they
read it too! :) They need to see this stuff first hand!
ANyway, just wondering if anyone had looked at it yet. I just started
skimmed the executive summary a few moments ago. Not good.
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