By now you should clearly understand that we have an extremely serious problem that requires immediate action by the global community. It is unprecedented since civilization began, and can have catastrophic consequences for us and other species if we do not act soon. We are like children playing with matches, and we have already started a fire. Will we put it out, or will we just stand there and watch the house burn down?
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(2007). It’s Now or Never. In: Hot House. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68611-0_15
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