TheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChangeissometimescriticizedasappearingtobetooconservativeinitspredictions.But,Ms.Figueressaysthisreportisrightonthemark.
"Everythingthatwethoughtweknewaboutclimatechangehasbeenunderestimated,thatwewillhavemuchfasterandmuchmoreintenseeffectsfromthegrowingconcentrationofgreenhousegasesintheatmosphere.So,it'saverysoberingmessagethatcallsforamoreinvigoratedandmoreacceleratedpolicyresponsetoaddressthat."