A government full of climate change sceptics can't deliver climate change solutions.' The Australian Greens have launched a six-step plan to combat climate change following the warning, which says human activity is 
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People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008.
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Australian singer Kylie Minogue smiles as she poses for photographers with the OBE she received from Britain's Prince Charles for her services to music at Buckingham Palace in London July 3, 2008.
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Serena (L) and Venus Williams of the U.S. talk to each other during their quarter-finals doubles match against Bethanie Mattek of the U.S. and Sania Mirza of India at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 2, 2008.
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Acrobats perform during the presentation of A400M military aircraft in Seville, southern Spain June 26, 2008. Europe unveiled the A400M military aircraft on Thursday, giving the public a first glimpse of a powerful turboprop plane built to supply seven NATO countries with urgently needed strategic airlift capacity.
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New Zealand All Black Brad Thorn arrives for a judicial hearing at the New Zealand Rugby Union, Wellington, New Zealand, Sunday, July 6, 2008. Thorn was cited for a spear tackle on South African John Smit in the international rugby test in Wellington, Saturday night.
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A patient lies on the bed at a kidney treatment unit at a public hospital in the province of El-Sharkia, northeast of Cairo, June 10, 2008. A video showing doctors at a Cairo hospital frantically trying to resuscitate premature babies while others wail in the background after a night-time power cut has sparked a national uproar over a health-care system suffering from a lack of funds, a long legacy of mismanagement and allegations of corruption.
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NEW YORK - JULY 05: Wilson Betemit #14 of the New York Yankees runs the bases against the Boston Red Sox on July 5, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees won the game 2-1.
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People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008.
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US President George W. Bush (C) and First Lady Laura Bush are reflected in a puddle as they board Air force One at Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on July 5, 2008 as they depart for the G8 Summit in Japan.
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A man looks at a Salvador Dali sculpture entitled Lobster Telephone made in 1936 at the Tate Modern art gallery, London, 30 May 2007. Tate Modern are displaying a range of works of art by Salvador Dali including films sculptures and paintings
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A woman reacts in front of Salvador Dali's and Edward James' 'Mae West Lips Sofa', left, and other art objects, at the exhibition 'Surreal Things', in central London's Victoria and Albert Museum, Tuesday March 27, 2007. The new exhibition opening March 29 explors the link between surrealism and commerce and the show charts the way surrealism evolved, in short order, from cutting-edge art movement to design element to advertising tool, used to sell everything from perfume to automobiles. Surrealism emerged in the 1920s as a subversive artistic movement out to challenge accepted ideas and _ influenced by Sigmund Freud _ liberate the unconscious.
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A Chinese woman struggles along a polluted street in Hefei, eastern China's Anhui province on July 4, 2008, as strong winds blow up sand and other pollutants. China said it was eager to discuss "long-term" goals on fighting climate change at the G8 summit but stuck to its position that rich nations must lead on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Two Chinese women struggle as they make their way along a polluted street in Hefei, eastern China's Anhui province on July 4, 2008, with strong winds blowing up sand and other pollutants. China said it was eager to discuss "long-term" goals on fighting climate change at the G8 summit but stuck to its position that rich nations must lead on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
A Chinese woman struggles on her bicycle as she makes her way along a polluted street in Hefei, eastern China's Anhui province on July 4, 2008, with strong winds blowing up sand and other pollutants. China said it was eager to discuss "long-term" goals on fighting climate change at the G8 summit but stuck to its position that rich nations must lead on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
A Chinese woman carries her daughter as she struggles along a polluted street in Hefei, eastern China's Anhui province on July 4, 2008, with strong winds blowing up sand and other pollutants. China said it was eager to discuss "long-term" goals on fighting climate change at the G8 summit but stuck to its position that rich nations must lead on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) gives a check for one USD to South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-Soo (R) who served as a UN special envoy on climate change, after a joint press conference at the government house in Seoul on July 4, 2008. Ban urged his fellow South Koreans to do more for the world, saying they have a responsibility to help others.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - JULY 04: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (L) speaks at a joint press conference with South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-Soo at the government complex in July 4, 2008 in Seoul, South Korea. Ban Ki-Moon visited his homeland to discuss North Korea's nuclear issues with South Korean officials and also United Nations framework convention on climate change.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - JULY 04: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (L) speaks at a joint press conference with South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-Soo at the government complex in July 4, 2008 in Seoul, South Korea. Ban Ki-Moon visited his homeland to discuss North Korea's nuclear issues with South Korean officials and also United Nations framework convention on climate change.
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GOVERNMENTS are not acting fast enough to reduce carbon emissions, hundreds of protesters have heard at a climate change rally in Melbourne.
Wearing red, members of more than 60 environmental groups today rallied in the city centre and marched to the
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) _ The global food crisis will only
worsen because of climate change, the U.N. climate chief said Friday,
urging leaders of the world's richest countries meeting in Japan next
week to set goals to reduce carbon emissions
The recent National Action Plan on Climate Change had no mention of the India-US nuclear deal. Some Indian officials see it as a missed chance to have highlighted a little-known fact: the nuclear deal is a carbon-buster on the scale of the Kyoto
President George Bush has reiterated that there will never be an effective agreement on climate change without the participation of emerging economies like China and India. He also said the world must wake up to the "beauty of nuclear power"
LONDON:
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has warned the G8 against a retreat into
isolationism, saying the looming threat to the global economy instead required a
speeding up of the fight against climate change and poverty.
In
an interview with
MELBOURNEGreens Leader Bob Brown says Australia will feel the economic benefits if it moves towards halting the impact of climate change.
Speaking to hundreds gathered at a Climate Emergency Network rally in Melbourne today, Senator Brown said an
BRUSSELS -- The United States must take another step towards a global climate change pact when major industrialised countries meet in Japan next week, the head of the European Union's executive said on Friday.
"In this G-8 summit we will expect the
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Saturday called on the Group of Eight (G-8) industrialised countries to boost their efforts to fight climate change issues for the sake of their economies.
'The world is suffering a triple challenge: of higher fuel
Quotes spotlight for ""climate change""
Climate change. Climate change. I believe that climate change is real. I think we have to act.
was said
For us in Michigan, addressing climate change is more than about climate change ... It's about creating jobs. The strategy can both put people to work and assist climate change.
said Liz Boyd
The costs of climate change outweigh the costs of reducing climate change by about 5 to 1, especially taking risks and ecosystem effects into account. Action on climate change is certainly justified
said Geoff Heal
Climate change will change weather patterns even more ... especially in Africa, rainfall is decreasing and climate change is exacerbating desertification. Climate change is probably the biggest factor
said Boer
With climate change on top of that we might get the double-whammy of climate change and society's response to climate change in the south by sending more farmers north, and that's a real risk.
was said
in ABC Online
