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Oxford conference on climate change stresses global collective action.

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Publication Date: 01-JUL-06 		Format: Online
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Full Article Title: Oxford conference on climate change stresses global collective action.(ENVIRONMENT)

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OXFORD, United Kingdom -- The challenges posed by global warming will require a far higher level of collective action and international cooperation than is currently practiced.

That was among the conclusions at a conference at Balliol College here 15-17 September 2006 that sought to explore the relationship between "Science, Faith and Climate Change."

Climate change is "testing mankind's ability to deal with a collective challenge," said Halldor Thorgeirsson, deputy executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC). "The solution itself will fundamentally change how governments cooperate."

In an address titled "The International Community's Response to Climate Change," Dr. Thorgeirsson said the role of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide in global warming is now well established scientifically and "sufficiently clear to justify nations taking prompt action."

"When it comes to climate change it will not be solved...

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