Time 's running out to rein in climate change , U.N. panel concludes . `` A certain amount of warming '' is locked in , expert says . The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that taking steps to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions blamed for rising temperatures could buy more time to adjust to a warmer world . Without checks on emissions , the impacts may be irreversible , report states . The world must act now or risk runaway global warming, warns a new United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released today.
Time 's running out to rein in climate change , U.N. panel concludes . `` A certain amount of warming '' is locked in , expert says . Without checks on emissions , the impacts may be irreversible , report states . The world must act now or risk runaway global warming, warns a new United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released today.