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Agency plea over climate warning
Leading energy ministers have been told the world is on track for a long-term temperature increase of 6C unless they change their priorities.The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on current trends, emissions would double from 2009 to 2050.
The deputy director of the IEA, Richard Jones, urged ministers: "Please take our warning seriously."
He was speaking at the Clean Energy Ministerial, a forum for 23 major nations.
Mr Jones said the world could still possibly hold CO2 under 32Gt - the level equated with a 2C temperature rise - but only if nations co-operated urgently on clean technology.
More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17847196
Report: http://www.iea.org/papers/2012/Tracking_Clean_Energy_Progress.pdf