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'climate change policy needs reviewing' say peers
6 July 2005
Commenting on today's report by the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee, Friends of the Earth's director, Tony Juniper said:
"It is clear that unless we take action to combat climate change the world faces an economic and environmental disaster. The impacts are already being felt. The 2003 European heat wave is estimated to have killed 26,000 people and cost US$13.5 billion, and across the globe extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, glaciers are melting and sea levels are rising.
"Casting doubt on the need to set emissions reduction targets and suggesting that more should be done to play up the benefits of global warming is confused and extremely irresponsible. Urgent international measures are needed to cut carbon emissions before it is too late."
On 7 June the science academies of the G8 nations issued a joint statement calling for "prompt action" by the world's major economies. Industry too is worried. The World Economic Forum issued a statement in June from the heads of twenty-four global companies supporting Tony Blair's efforts on climate change and calling for substantial efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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