[서울=RNX뉴스] 박은경 기자 = UN expert Philip Alston warns a "climate apartheid" could be on the horizon.

He imagines a scenario where the rich can pay to escape from hunger "while the rest of the world is left to suffer." "Millions will be impoverished" even if current carbon-reduction quotas are met.

Rising temperatures may cause a widespread food shortage.

Developing nations are projected to suffer 75% of the adverse effects of climate change.

"Those who have contributed the least to emissions...will be the most harmed," said Alston. Philip Alston to UN Human Rights Council