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United Kingdom: Lord Stern warns that ongoing storms are just a taste of things to come
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 14th, 2014
Independent: Leading environmental economist Lord Stern has said the ongoing storms in the UK are just a taste of things to come, warning that failing to tackle global warming could lead to war as hundreds of millions of people are forced to migrate.
The peer, author of a landmark 2006 report on climate change, said record rainfall and storm surges were “a clear sign that we are already experiencing the impacts of climate change”.
He said that the dangers were greater now than in 2006 because greenhouse...
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Comments Off on United Kingdom: Lord Stern warns that ongoing storms are just a taste of things to comeUnited Kingdom: Government to review flood defence investment decisions
Posted by BusinessGreen: None Given on February 14th, 2014
BusinessGreen: The government will re-examine investment decisions on flood defences as part of a series of reviews of the country's resilience and response to the flooding that has devastated parts of southern England over the past two months.
David Cameron yesterday announced further reviews into transport infrastructure and the Bellwin scheme that provides financial help to local authorities in emergencies. In addition, he announced the launch of an annual resilience review to consider the local, regional,...
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