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Action to tackle climate change
In 2008, the UK passed its Climate Change Act and became the first country in the world with a legal duty to meet an annual carbon budget. The Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 also includes legally binding targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. More... |  |
Tropical rainforests are the most biodiverse places on earth – they support around three quarters of the planet's land-based species. More... |  |
We are strongly in favour of international efforts to develop a global climate treaty for 2012 and beyond, but fear that if talks proceed as they have to date, with countries making up their own rules on how they account for forest carbon it would be disastrous for the planet. More... |  |