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London (UPI) Oct 25, 2004 Britain's cod, spring daffodils and Scottish ski resorts could be gone by 2050 because of global warming, a report said Monday. The joint report by the Energy Saving Trust and the U.K. Climate Impacts Program said energy conservation measures such as installing home insulation and switching off lights could help stave off the climate change, the BBC reported. The Energy Saving Trust, set up by the British government after the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, has organized Energy Efficiency Week to motivate consumers to conserve energy. It is a big issue and it is getting bigger, but one which you can do something about - in your house, in your car... said Philip Sellwood, a trust executive. The report warns that about $368 billion of assets, including more than 2 million homes, could be at risk from flooding and coastal erosion as a result of global warming raising coastal waters. The report advises consumers to: switch televisions off standby, insulate homes, turn thermostats down one degree and choose high-efficiency boilers and appliances All rights reserved. Copyright 2004 by United Press International. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by United Press International. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of by United Press International. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Climate Science News - Modeling, Mitigation Adaptation
Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Jan 11, 2006In the last few years, more and more research has focused on the biosphere; particularly, on how gases which influence the climate are exchanged between the biosphere and atmosphere. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics have now carefully analysed which organic gases are emitted from plants. |
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