Happyfeet
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Climate change threatens security, UK tells UN
· Council debates 'weather of mass destruction'
· US claims other factors more important for peace
Andrew Clark in New York
Wednesday April 18, 2007
The Guardian
Britain has warned reluctant members of the United Nations that there are few greater threats to global security than climate change, delivering a stark message forecasting armed conflicts over scarce supplies of food, water and land.
On a trip to New York, the foreign secretary, Margaret Beckett, chaired the security council's first debate on global warming. It was convened despite criticism from countries such as India and China which argue that the issue is outside the security council's mandate of maintaining international peace.
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· US claims other factors more important for peace
Andrew Clark in New York
Wednesday April 18, 2007
The Guardian
Britain has warned reluctant members of the United Nations that there are few greater threats to global security than climate change, delivering a stark message forecasting armed conflicts over scarce supplies of food, water and land.
On a trip to New York, the foreign secretary, Margaret Beckett, chaired the security council's first debate on global warming. It was convened despite criticism from countries such as India and China which argue that the issue is outside the security council's mandate of maintaining international peace.
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