There is a risk of global warming by more than 5ºC in the long term which corresponds to the temperature changes between the last ice age and the present condition on Earth. The consequences of such warming will cause significant changes in the global geographic map. Over 200 million people will need to migrate due to sea level rise and extreme phenomena like floods, droughts and hurricanes.

Large-scale problems like water shortage, migration of millions of so-called “environmental refugees” and growing need for disaster relief, loss of biodiversity and arable land, and financial shocks from the effects of these problems on global markets, will torment the world community until it is able to adapt to the changes.