UK Appoints Al Gore As Environmental Adviser...

The Times Of London Greg Hurst October 29, 2006 07:36 PM

A STARK warning of the economic costs and damage to the world that could result from global warming will be set out today in a report to be submitted to the Government.

Sir Nicholas Stern, the former chief economist at the World Bank, will advise that the costs of confronting climate change are far outweighed by those of failing to act in time. His 700-word report forecasts floods, famine, mass movement of people and the destruction of species if the Earth's temperature continues to rise.

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