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Section Number – CHAPTER NUMBER Title Prime Minister’s Foreword iii Climate change is probably the greatest long-term challenge facing the human race. That is why I have made it a top priority for this government, at home and internationally. The scientific evidence is now overwhelming. Since 1990, global temperatures have risen by 0.2C and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have increased from 354 parts per million to over 380 parts per million and are still rising. If the anticipated growth in emissions is left unchecked, global average temperatures could be as much as 5.8C higher by the end of this century, with a devastating impact on our economy and natural world, in the UK and, above all, in the most vulnerable developing countries. We have to accept that some climate change is now inevitable. We must adapt to this and provide greater support for the poorest nations. We can, however, avert the worst global scenarios if the world acts decisively, but there can be no delay. The longer we put off action, the more dramatic and costlier the changes we will have to make. Our 2000 Climate Change Programme has already helped put us on track to meet our Kyoto greenhouse gas reduction commitment. Indeed, we are projected to go significantly beyond our Kyoto commitment and reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 23-25 per cent by 2010, one of the best records of any Kyoto signatory. Without the measures introduced since 1997 and the package of new measures being announced today, we estimate that carbon dioxide emissions in 2010 might only be about 1 per cent lower than in 1990, rather than 15 to 18 per cent lower. But we are not complacent. This programme contains further commitments to help achieve our national goal of reducing carbon dioxide by 20 per cent below 1990 levels by 2010 and, in the long-term, reduce emissions by 60 per cent by 2050. Domestic action is essential, not least to underline the fact that emissions reductions and prosperity can go hand-in-hand. But national action can only be part of a much bigger strategy. The UK is responsible for 2 per cent of global emissions, and this figure is falling. Climate change is a global problem that requires a global solution. That is why our new programme sets out our strategy for both international and national action. The UK has already taken a strong lead internationally on climate change. We played a major role in negotiating the Kyoto Treaty. In the Hadley Centre, we have one of the world’s leading climate change research centres. We have also taken a policy lead, through the climate change levy and UK emissions trading scheme. In 2005 we took this to a new level, through our Presidencies of the G8 and EU. We made important progress. Crucially, the G8 countries agreed to a new Dialogue with the Leaders of China, India, Brazil and other emerging economies that will hold meetings annually and culminate in 2008 when it reports to the Japanese G8 Presidency. The progress made at the G8 and in our EU Presidency helped to secure a positive outcome to the UN Climate Change Conference in Montreal. But the progress made last year has, in truth, simply got the world to the starting blocks for the real race – to secure agreement to the long-term goal of global action on climate change and on the action needed to deliver that goal. This document sets out our plans for working, with other countries, to secure agreement on the scale needed. They include a strong focus on a stabilisation goal to frame future international action, progress through the UN Framework on Climate Change and the G8 Dialogue, and a much greater role for the European Union.
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