The Pentagon press secretary, Geoff Morrell, said in a statement that Mr. Gates was pleased by the House vote, adding, "He encourages the Senate to pass the legislation this session, enabling the Department of Defense to carefully and responsibly manage a change in this policy instead of risking an abrupt change resulting from a decision in the courts".
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Moving too late would risk an abrupt slowdown of the economy and a supply-induced upward price squeeze in one or two years.
We are crossing planetary boundaries and changing fundamental earth systems, which risks triggering abrupt and irreversible damage to the planet.
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There is a significant risk that many of the trends will accelerate, leading to an increasing risk of abrupt or irreversible climatic shifts.
"But we consider it our responsibility as professionals to ensure, to the best of our ability, that people understand what we know: human-caused climate change is happening, we face risks of abrupt, unpredictable and potentially irreversible changes, and responding now will lower the risks and costs of taking action".
The risks of abrupt or irreversible changes increase as the magnitude of the warming increases.
"There is a risk of abrupt, unpredictable and potentially irreversible changes in the earth's climate system with massively disruptive impacts," the report said.
"These and other fast-action strategies may reduce the risk of abrupt climate change in the next few decades by complementing cuts in CO2 emissions," the scientists wrote.
