 Climate change is now widely acknowledged as the
greatest environmental threat facing the world today.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is the major contributor to
greenhouse gases and nearly 30% of CO2 emissions
in the UK are generated by the electricity industry.
Scientists predict that if no action is taken, the world's
average surface temperatures will increase from
1.4 - 5.8°C by the year 2100.
Globally, temperatures have risen by 0.6°C in the
past century.
A rise by ten times that amount this
century would potentially be catastrophic to the
planet and human society.
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