By Andy McSmith published: 25 March 2006 in The Independent (UK)
Report
reveals how the world's poorer countries are forced to pay for the CO2 emissions
of the developed nations.
Over 70 million Africans and an even
greater number of farmers in the Indian sub-continent will suffer catastrophic
floods, disease and famine if the rich countries of the world fail to change
their habits and radically cut their carbon emissions.
The stark warning, contained in a private Government document commissioned by Gordon Brown, comes days ahead of an announcement that will show Tony Blair backing away from his promise to "lead internationally" on climate change. The Government has decided to delay setting targets for industry to cut carbon emissions until other EU governments set theirs. Previously, Mr Blair has made a virtue out of leading the way in Europe.
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