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| Brown to outline climate targets | Brown to outline climate targets |
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| Gordon Brown is due to give his first major speech on the environment, raising the prospect of tougher domestic targets on carbon emissions. | Gordon Brown is due to give his first major speech on the environment, raising the prospect of tougher domestic targets on carbon emissions. |
| He will say action on climate change is urgent, but that new green industries could create thousands of jobs. | He will say action on climate change is urgent, but that new green industries could create thousands of jobs. |
| The prime minister is also expected to say that developed countries must lead the way in cutting carbon emissions. | The prime minister is also expected to say that developed countries must lead the way in cutting carbon emissions. |
| Planned legislation sets a tough target of cutting Britain's emissions by 60% by 2050. | Planned legislation sets a tough target of cutting Britain's emissions by 60% by 2050. |
| But Mr Brown believes there may be a case for going even further and may commit to what could be as much as a doubling of the targets to produce renewable energy by 2020. | But Mr Brown believes there may be a case for going even further and may commit to what could be as much as a doubling of the targets to produce renewable energy by 2020. |
| UN alarm | UN alarm |
| It is understood he has been persuaded by the Department of the Environment's arguments that Britain must meet European obligations on wind, wave and solar power. | It is understood he has been persuaded by the Department of the Environment's arguments that Britain must meet European obligations on wind, wave and solar power. |
| Mr Brown's spokesman said: "The prime minister is setting out his views on major issues in a comprehensive way." | |
| BBC political correspondent Laura Kuenssberg said the prime minister would echo recent remarks that climate change is real and urgent. | |
| United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has challenged governments to act on the findings of a major new report on climate change, saying real and affordable ways to deal with the problem existed. | United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has challenged governments to act on the findings of a major new report on climate change, saying real and affordable ways to deal with the problem existed. |
| The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says climate change is "unequivocal" and may bring "abrupt and irreversible" impacts. | The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says climate change is "unequivocal" and may bring "abrupt and irreversible" impacts. |
| Climate change will be discussed at a forthcoming summit of Commonwealth leaders, just ahead of a UN meeting in Indonesia where a new global deal on emissions will be considered. | Climate change will be discussed at a forthcoming summit of Commonwealth leaders, just ahead of a UN meeting in Indonesia where a new global deal on emissions will be considered. |