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| UK planning law on climate change | UK planning law on climate change |
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| A climate change bill which could see regular targets put in place to cut UK carbon dioxide emissions is being considered by the government. | A climate change bill which could see regular targets put in place to cut UK carbon dioxide emissions is being considered by the government. |
| An independent system to gauge progress in reducing greenhouse gases is also likely to be included, BBC political editor Nick Robinson said. | An independent system to gauge progress in reducing greenhouse gases is also likely to be included, BBC political editor Nick Robinson said. |
| The move follows a campaign by Friends of the Earth - supported by the Tories and Liberal Democrats - for such a law. | The move follows a campaign by Friends of the Earth - supported by the Tories and Liberal Democrats - for such a law. |
| A Nasa study says the world is the warmest it has been for 12,000 years. | A Nasa study says the world is the warmest it has been for 12,000 years. |
| Pace of change | Pace of change |
| The climate change bill is likely to be included in next month's Queen's Speech. | The climate change bill is likely to be included in next month's Queen's Speech. |
| Mr Robinson said a proposal, from Friends of the Earth, that ministers should be fined for missing environmental targets, would not be included. | Mr Robinson said a proposal, from Friends of the Earth, that ministers should be fined for missing environmental targets, would not be included. |
| Last month, Environment Secretary David Miliband said people "should be scared" by global warming and that more were recognising that "something funny is going on with the weather". | Last month, Environment Secretary David Miliband said people "should be scared" by global warming and that more were recognising that "something funny is going on with the weather". |
| He has warned that the pace of action has to be much faster or carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 will be 137% higher than in 2003. | He has warned that the pace of action has to be much faster or carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 will be 137% higher than in 2003. |
| A Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spokesman said he could not comment on what would be in the Queen's speech. | |
| But he added: "However, we think on big issues such as tackling climatechange, we need to look at all the options. | |
| "We are not interested in aspirations, but action. We are looking at whether legislation could help meet the global challenge of climate change." | |
| Nasa scientists said last month that the world was at its warmest for the last 12,000 years as a result of rapid changes over the past 30 years. | Nasa scientists said last month that the world was at its warmest for the last 12,000 years as a result of rapid changes over the past 30 years. |
| The average temperature had increased by about 0.2C (0.4F) in each of the last three decades. | The average temperature had increased by about 0.2C (0.4F) in each of the last three decades. |
| Pollution from human activity was pushing the world towards dangerous levels of climate change, Nasa warned | Pollution from human activity was pushing the world towards dangerous levels of climate change, Nasa warned |