9 out of 10 Scientists Say World will not reach targets

Guardian poll reveals almost nine out of 10 climate experts do not believe current political efforts will keep warming below 2C.
Almost nine out of 10 climate scientists do not believe political efforts to restrict global warming to 2C will succeed, a Guardian poll reveals today. An average rise of 4-5C by the end of this century is more likely, they say, given soaring carbon emissions and political constraints.

Such a change would disrupt food and water supplies, exterminate thousands of species of plants and animals and trigger massive sea level rises that would swamp the homes of hundreds of millions of people.

David Adam, environment correspondent The Guardian, Tuesday 14 April 2009