"The Summit that Snoozed? Climate-related disasters over five years have cost almost half a trillion dollars", 19 Sep 2014

Since global leaders last met to discuss climate change five years ago, climate-related disasters have cost the world almost half a trillion dollars.  More than 650 million people have been affected and more than 112,000 lives have been lost. Climate change is also making more people hungry...The Summit must be a wake-up call for government leaders and the private sector. In this media brief, The Summit that Snoozed? Oxfam analyzes the commitments being brought by government and corporate sector leaders to the Climate Summit and reveals that they fall short of what is urgently needed.