New government map of climate impacts: Greenpeace response

Reacting to the release of a new Government map showing the potential impacts of a 4 degrees global rise in temperature due to climate change, Greenpeace head of climate and energy Robin Oakley said:

"It's up to our politicians to make sure this projection doesn't become an atlas in the future. Four degrees of warming could happen within our lifetimes, but we can avoid this by changing a political system that currently sees tackling climate change as less important than fighting the next election.

"This issue should be the top priority of every government department, from Health to Defence to the Treasury. The bunker mentality of our political elite must come to an end."

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The map can be viewed at http://www.actoncopenhagen.decc.gov.uk/content/en/embeds/flash/4-degrees-large-map-final