Bottom Line

From page 37 of the Synthesis report (see previous post):

"Scientific information, technologies and economic instruments are all
part of the solution, but their interpretation and application are mediated
through the cultures and worldviews of individuals and communities.
Religious and spiritual beliefs, indigenous knowledge
systems, understandings of nature-society relationships, values and
ethics influence how individuals and communities perceive and respond
to climate change. Ultimately these human dimensions of
climate change will determine whether humanity eventually achieves
the great transformation that is in sight at the beginning of the 21st
century or whether humanity ends the century with a “miserable
existence in a +5 degree C world”.