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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Ian Traynor

'It's really a wake-up call to government leaders'

The European Union's foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, has prepared a report on the effects of climate change. He is to present it to EU leaders at a summit later this week.

Europe editor Ian Traynor tells us that Solana is warning of mass migration from areas of the world worst hit by global warming, where there will be natural disasters and political instability. There will be shortages of food and water. And as energy supplies become more scarce, there will be intense competition in areas such as the Arctic with other economic powers, including Russia.

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