This news report has not happened, but some think it could �

	Read through the article carefully and try to sort out the predicted impacts of climate change using your own categories.
	According to this forecast, who is most likely to be affected by climate change in the future?
	How would you answer the question at the end of the article, �where did it all go so wrong?�
	What changes need to take place now in order to right these wrongs? And whose responsibility is it to make these changes?

With these grim forecasts for the future, many believe that we should practise the �precautionary principle� – this means that while we cannot be certain about future climate change, it�s best to be safe than sorry, and therefore we should take action now just in case �

The Swedish scientist, Bjorn Lomborg disagrees. Although he accepts that climate change is a real possibility, Lomborg believes that the impacts are too far into the future to worry about them now. Instead, we should focus on today�s problems, and any action to control climate change should only take place when there is a guaranteed, recordable result.

	Visit these websites to find out more about the arguments on either side of the climate change debate: Climate Tiempo The New Scientist � and The Guardian for a map to show what might happen by 2050 if we don�t act now.

Despite the uncertainties, countries are clubbing together to tackle the possible causes of climate change. Go to the next page to find out more.