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World's leading climate scientist writes to BrownWorld's leading climate scientist writes to Brown, pleads for actionWednesday, 19 December 2007 NASA expert tells PM, "You have the potential to influence the future of the planet" Dr James Hansen, the world's leading climate scientist, has today written a remarkable letter to Gordon Brown telling the Prime Minister his energy policy could be a "tipping point for the world." Hansen is best known for his research in the field of climatology and his testimony on climate change to congressional committees in the 1980s that helped raise broad awareness of the global warming issue. In a letter to Brown sent today he writes: "Your leadership is needed on a matter concerning coal-fired power plants in your country, a matter with ramifications for life on our planet, including all species. Prospects for today's children, and especially the world's poor, hinge upon our success in stabilizing climate." http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/medi...cientist-writes-to-brown-20071219 |