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  • Three of the UK's leading scientific bodies have warned of 'dangerous' climate changeCall for action on climate change
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-24T06:21:49

    Three of the UK's leading scientific research bodies united to warn of the need for action to cut carbon emissions, as they said evidence for "dangerous, long-term and potentially irreversible climate change" was growing.

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  • An Environment Agency officer inspecting a scene in CockermouthCumbria braced for more flooding
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-24T06:21:49

    People in flood-hit Cumbria were braced for further misery with more heavy rain and flooding forecast.

  • Householders who recycle could be paid in shopping vouchers, under Tory plansTories reward recycling residents
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-24T06:21:49

    Householders who recycle could earn £130 a year in shopping vouchers under plans to be unveiled by shadow chancellor George Osborne.

  • Carbon emissions from buildings 'could be halved' by 2020UK 'could halve emissions by 2020'
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-24T06:21:49

    The UK could halve the carbon emissions from homes and buildings by the end of the next decade - and create thousands of "green" jobs in the process, the UK Green Building Council has said.

  • Climate change could increase the chance of war, a report claimedClimate change 'raises war risk'
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-24T06:21:49

    Climate change could increase the likelihood of civil war in sub-Saharan Africa by 50% within the next 20 years, leading to hundreds of thousands of deaths, it has been claimed.

  • Queen Rania of Jordan has joined an international campaign to target global warmingJordan royals join climate campaign
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-24T06:21:49

    Jordan's Queen Rania and Princess Haya are among the latest "climate allies" who have signed up to an international campaign calling for a fair, effective and ambitious deal to tackle global warming to be agreed in Copenhagen in December.

  • A tornado has ripped through a town leaving a trail of devastation in its wakeTornado leaves devastation in town
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-24T06:21:49

    A tornado has ripped through a town leaving a trail of devastation in its wake.

  • A conservationist has described his bizarre discovery of a new species of chameleon in an African forestNew chameleon species discovered
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-24T06:21:49

    A conservationist has described his bizarre discovery of a new species of chameleon in an African forest.

  • The European Union needs to be more ambitious with its plans to cut climate emissions in the coming decade, as its current proposals are 'embarrassingly weak', campaigners have warnedEU 'must up emissions targets'
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-24T06:21:49

    The European Union needs to be more ambitious with its plans to cut climate emissions in the coming decade, as its current proposals are "embarrassingly weak", campaigners have warned.

  • Fewer than two in five consumers fully understand 'green' car technology, a survey has revealedConsumers confused over green cars
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-24T06:21:49

    Fewer than two in five consumers fully understand "green" car technology, a survey has revealed.

  • Three top scientists have called for action to cut carbon emissionsExperts urge climate change action
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-23T21:37:23

    Three of the UK's leading scientific research bodies have united to warn of the need for action to cut carbon emissions, as they said evidence for "dangerous, long-term and potentially irreversible climate change" was growing.

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