World Bank Now Worried

The Bean counters at the World Bank must now be worried after commissioning a report from the Potsdam
Climate Change Institute. Entitled  Turn Down the Heat shows that the business as usual attitude, which

is what we are on track to achieve, will lead to 4 degrees of global warming.
While 4 degrees doesn't sound much, this will be an average increase, meaning significant rises elsewhere in the world. Of particular worry in this scenario is heat waves, reduction in food production and rises in sea level.
So I do wish I had had enough money to buy a Hybrid Vehicle. Its on my long-term plans (which are going awry at the moment). Transport makes up 14% of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions and as a suburbanite I need to drive to get anywhere in this sprawling metropolis of Melbourne.
I was heartened a bit by Heather Ridout on ABC TV's Q&A program stating, that for the first time, over the last 12 months, Australia's emissions are going down, while economic growth continues to rise. She attributed this to the Renewable Energy Targets mandated by State and Federal Governments. Targets which are indeed under attack.(ABC TV attributes the statement to Tony Jones, but its transcript is wrong I think)
So here's to more emission reduction and less to the hot air produced by the politicians also on display on QandA. Meanwhile, I'll have a beer to recover from another warm Aussie Spring Day.