Stern admits report "badly underestimated" climate change risks

James S Murray
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Climate change expert calls for toughening of emission reduction targets

Nicholas Stern has implied that UK and European efforts to cut carbon emissions could prove well short of what is required after admitting yesterday that he "badly underestimated the degree of damages...

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