In a report published by the Global Humanitarian Forum on May 29th, Kofi Annan (yes, him) warns the world that hundreds of thousands of people are currently dying from Climate Change, and by 2030 that could be 500,000.

Highlights of the report:

Report projects that by 2030, worldwide deaths will reach almost 500,000 per year; people affected by climate change annually expected to rise to over 600 million and the total annual economic cost increase to around $300 billion

To avert worst possible outcomes, climate change adaptation efforts need to be scaled up by a factor of 100 in developing countries, which account for 99% of casualties due to climate change

Of course, the report is short on facts, long on fear-mongering:

The report estimates that climate change today accounts for over 300,000 deaths throughout the world each year, the equivalent of an Indian Ocean Tsunami every single year.

And this is my favourite quote from Kofi:

We need an international agreement to contain climate change

Good luck with that.

My five random questions to which I need answers:

1. Why do BBQ chips no longer taste like BBQ, but are just plain sweet?
2. Why is a hot day proof of Global Warming, and yet a cold day is “just weather”?
3. Why do the tax dollars of someone who does not have a pension plan (me) go to pay the pensions of retired GM (a private company) workers?
4. Does Dalton like the look of weeds all over the city?
5. Does ANYBODY watch “I’m a celebrity–get me out of here!” ?

Discuss.