| Nightmare vision of underwater Britain |
| The UK's major coastal cities could be submerged as
a result of massive sea-level rises over the next two centuries, transforming
the British mainland into a string of islands, according to latest
research. |
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| Rising sea levels may destroy nuclear dump |
| Rising sea levels caused by global warming could destroy
the UK's only major nuclear waste dump in as little as 500 years,
according to a report by the Environment Agency. |
| New
Scientist |
| PM urges caution on Gleneagles climate change campaigners
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| Tony Blair yesterday warned climate change campaigners
to neither raise nor drop their expectations of a breakthrough at
next week's G8 Gleneagles summit because "very difficult" negotiations
still lie ahead. |
| The
Guardian |
| Low carbon economy 'incredibly important' says PM |
| Urgent action is needed to tackle global warming, the
Prime Minister has re-iterated. |
| Number
10 |
| Chirac supports Blair on G8 climate negotiations |
| Negotiations among world powers to tackle the causes
of climate change are very difficult and give little reason to be
optimistic, French President Jacques Chirac said on Tuesday. |
| Reuters |
| Global warming may alter Atlantic currents, study says |
| In the 2004 eco-disaster film The Day After Tomorrow,
Europe and North America are gripped by a deep freeze after global
warming halts the circulation of a North Atlantic ocean current. |
| National
Geographic News |
| Russia signs first Kyoto project, more seen |
| Power giant UES signed Russia's first projects under
the Kyoto pact's investment rules on Tuesday, in what it hopes is
a step to cutting greenhouse gas emissions and raising cash for the
aging electricity sector. |
| Reuters |
| Pig farmers buy BA's surplus CO2 |
| A pig farming company has paid British Airways more
than Ł5,000 for the right to produce 2,000 tons of carbon dioxide.
|
| Telegraph |
