Britain to push for global climate deal by 2008

Britain to push for global climate deal by 2008

Larry Elliott and Patrick Wintour

The Guardian

31 Oct 2006



The UK is to use the warnings of irreversible climate change and the biggest economic slump since the 1930s, outlined in yesterday’s Stern review, to press for a new global deal to curb carbon emissions. The government is urgently pushing ahead on the... read more...

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Figures reveal Europe falling far short of climate targets

Figures reveal Europe falling far short of climate targets
David Gow Brussels
The Guardian
28 Oct 2006

The European Union, self-styled global champion in the battle against climate change, is falling woefully short of its targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and will need to take radical measures to achieve them, new projections have shown. The... read more...

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Tackle climate change or face deep recession, world’s leaders warned

Tackle climate change or face deep recession, world’s leaders warned

James Randerson Science correspondent

The Guardian

26 Oct 2006



Climate change could tilt the world’s economy into the worst global recession in recent history, a report will warn next week. Sir Nicholas Stern, a former chief economist with the World Bank, will warn that governments need to tackle the problem... read more...

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Ministers bow to pressure for climate bill

Ministers bow to pressure for climate bill

Patrick Wintour Political editor

The Guardian

25 Oct 2006



The government will today agree plans for a climate change bill setting new longterm targets to cut carbon emissions in Britain in response to intense pressure from environmental campaigners. An independent body to advise on whether government... read more...

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Climate change increasing risk of new diseases, Clement warns

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Climate change increasing risk of new diseases, Clement warns
MIKE DE SOUZA C a n We s t News Service O T TAWA
Edmonton Journal
20 Oct 2006

Canada must take immediate action on global warming to cope with the threat of new infectious diseases from abroad, Health Minister Tony Clement said Thursday. In an interview with CanWest News Service, Clement noted that diseases such as the West... read more...

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UN: Global Warming Carries Security Risk

UN: Global Warming Carries Security Risk
By Ben Blanchard REUTERS
Moscow Times
20 Oct 2006

BEIJING — The world is not doing enough to combat global warming which, left unchecked, could trigger a mass movement of people and have serious consequences for security, the United Nation’s environment chief said Thursday. “For those of us who look... read more...

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Tackling global warming doable, but it won’t be easy

Tackling global warming doable, but it won’t be easy
GWYNNE DYER
The Columbus Dispatch
03 Oct 2006

It’s a law of physics that translates well into the behavior of human beings: The greater the mass involved, the more effort is needed to overcome its inertia. But it doesn’t read very well as an epitaph for civilization. The information we need in... read more...

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