The effects of a warmer climate will be long term and very destructive. A number of nations have therefore come to a consensus on controlling emissions of greenhouse gases. However, because the nations of the world are at different levels of economic development and humanity remains highly dependent on fossil fuels, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions continues to be a politically sensitive issue.
氣候快速暖化帶來的後遺症長遠、破壞力超強，溫室氣體的控制已成國際共識，但各國經濟發展腳步不一，人類對石化資源的依賴過深等等原因，也使溫室氣體減量成為棘手的政治問題。