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Climate change, everyone’s talking about it. Parliament was determined to ensure it was the top priority at the recent G8 summit and, due to compelling scientific evidence, climate change has risen fast up the political agenda.
There’s a common misconception that climate change is simply an environmental issue, but it is a social issue and an issue of justice. We cannot tackle global poverty without tackling global warming.
The impacts of climate change will be phenomenal. Initial effects on our health; agriculture; forestry; water resources; coastal areas and on biodiversity will produce far greater social problems.
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