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A Texan oil pump. Last year's mid-term elections in the US saw a wave of climate change sceptics ushered into Capitol Hill (Photo: Paul Lowry)

Lord Stern: West must end hesitation over climate change

Prince Charles and Lord Stern were among the prominent speakers in the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday (9 February) who warned Europe and its Western allies against a slowdown in the fight against climate change.

Current economic difficulties presented an opportunity not a hurdle to move towards a low carbon economy, said Lord Stern, an economist at the London School of Economics who authored an eponymous report in 2006 on the costs of climate change.

"The case for ...

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A Texan oil pump. Last year's mid-term elections in the US saw a wave of climate change sceptics ushered into Capitol Hill (Photo: Paul Lowry)

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