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Friends of the Earth

Friends of the Earth. • an environmental pressure group • 100,000 supporters • 200 local groups • 60 countries around the world. Climate Change. A UK citizen creates nine times as much CO 2 as the average Indian and over 100 times more than the average Malawian. Impacts Globally.

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Friends of the Earth

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  1. Friends of the Earth • an environmental pressure group • 100,000 supporters • 200 local groups • 60 countries around the world

  2. Climate Change A UK citizen creates nine times as much CO2 as the average Indian and over 100 times more than the average Malawian

  3. ImpactsGlobally • warming • sea-level rise • storms, floods, droughts • the rich pollute, but the poor suffer most

  4. ImpactsLocally • warmer, wetter winters, • hotter, dryer summers • increased flooding • more storms • habitats at risk

  5. Acting globally • Rio • Kyoto • George Bush • 60-80% by 2050

  6. Acting Nationally • a world leader • UK Climate Programme • Energy White Paper

  7. Dump Nukes • waste • danger • cost • inflexibility

  8. Clean Coal • dirty • inefficient • a quick fix • carbon caps

  9. Green Power • Abundant • Diverse • Cheaper • 20% by 2020

  10. Acting locally • 1,024,800 people • 164,306 ha • no coastline

  11. Acting Locally • biomass • solar • micro-hydro • wind • heat, electricity, transport

  12. StopEsso • against Kyoto • no money for renewables • funds sceptics and lobbyists • funds George ‘W’ Bush

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