CLIMATE CHANGE FEARS CONFIRMED AS 2002 IS
THE SECOND WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD
Amsterdam, 17 December 2002 -- Further
evidence that climate change is already
happening was revealed today when the World
Meterological Organisation announced that
2002 has been the second hottest year on
record.
Kate Hampton, Climate Change Campaigner at
Friends of the Earth International said:
"Today’s figures are further evidence that
burning fossil fuels is causing massive
changes to the atmosphere and affecting our
climate. If we do not take cut emissions
fast, increasingly frequent and severe
storms, droughts and floods are likely to
threaten the lives and livelihoods of
millions of people throughout the globe.
All governments must re-double their
efforts to cut emissions and persuade the
Bush administration to accept the Kyoto
Protocol. Subsidies for fossil fuels must be
abolished and oil companies must be forced to
pay the price of their disregard for the
environment. "
For more information:
Kate Hampton, Co-ordinator, Climate Change
Campaign, Friends of the Earth
International
Tel: +44(0)20 7566 1723
Mob: +44(0)77 4896 7323
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