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UK Government Plans Climate Change Adaption, UK Consumers Need To Adapt To £4,700 Energy Bills

UK Government Plans Climate Change Adaption, UK Consumers Need To Adapt To £4,700 Energy Bills

Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 by Ross.

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The UK Government is preparing a Adaptation Sub-Committee to help Britain prepare for the effects of climate change, Defra announced today.
Meanwhile, a report (PDF) from price comparison company Uswitch is predicting that households have some adapting of their own to do, with the average energy bill set to quadruple by 2020.
Over the past five years, [...]

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Climate Change Causes 300,000 Deaths Every Year, Says Former UN Secretary-General

Climate Change Causes 300,000 Deaths Every Year, Says Former UN Secretary-General

Posted on 01. Jun, 2009 by Ross.

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Climate change is not just something which will wreak devastation in the future: it is already killing 300,000 people a year right now, according to a think-tank set up by former UN secretary general Kofi Annan.
Annan’s organisation, the Global Humanitarian Forum, undertook the most comprehensive study of the impact of climate change on human populations. [...]

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