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Sat 05 May 2007Society must show political will to stabilise emissionsThe main message from the latest United Nations report on climate change is that the worst effects of global warming can be avoided if remedial action is taken soon, writes Frank McDonald, Environment Editor, in BangkokThere is no time to lose, the scientists say. The volume of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere went up by 70 per cent between 1970 and 2004 - 24 per cent since 1990 alone and will continue to grow still further by as much as 90 per cent by 2030 unless urgent steps are taken to reduce these damaging emissions.