"From the point of view of the earth's atmosphere, it doesn't really matter when we discharge these 1,000 gigatons," Marotzke says. "But the more we nibble off the cake now, the more we will have to go without later."

Der Spiegel
Rapid Spike in CO2 Emissions Shocks Researchers
By Gerald Traufetter and Christian Schwägerl
4 November, 2011