LONDON, UK - Citing irreversible changes in the climate, scientists at Cambridge University have called on world leaders and their peoples to find a clean and alternative planet by 2050.
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Top UN climate official Yvo de Boer told the panel that in order to avoid a worldwide human catastrophe, nations must come together to fund an expanse of colonies across our solar system.
"It has become clear that as a planet, we can do very little to stem the tide of rising global temperatures", he said. "If we do not act now, and seek out more desirable planets with cleaner air and better forestry, then there will be serious consequences for all life on this planet".
Developed countries such as the United States, Russia and China have been criticised in the past for not doing enough to seek out alternative forms of inter-planetary habitat, though the U.S. is cautiously planning to put a man on Mars by 2035.
"With all due respect to the United States, we're going to need to put more than just one man on Mars", continued de Boer. "Possibly a few hundred million".
Meanwhile, leaders are widely expected this week to sign a new deal to replace the 1997 Kyoto Agreement, seeking to underline key targets for having the entire Southern Hemisphere temporarily relocated to the Moon.