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Britain and Croatia together in campaign against climate change

Autor: mses
ZAGREB, Nov 26 (Hina) - The British-Croatian Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group and the British Embassy in Zagreb on Friday organised a demonstration of how to ride an electric bicycle, a Segway and a Trikke electric tricycle, as well as a presentation of the Croatian-made electric car Dok-ing XD, in a bid to help draw attention to the upcoming 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico.

Also presented was a map showing climate change which may be triggered off by a global temperature rise of +4C, elaborated by the British Embassy.

Participating in the event, which was held in St. Mark's Square outside the parliament's building, British Ambassador David Blunt said that climate change was one of the biggest threats to safety and prosperity which the world was facing.

A sea level rise of only a few centimetres will have huge consequences globally, including Croatia, the ambassador said in his address to the press.

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has clearly shown the gravity of the climate change that may affect Croatia, notably its agriculture, tourism and human health, according to the diplomat.

If the British Embassy in Zagreb could reduce its energy consumption by more than 30 percent in 2009, then many people can do it as well, saving money and protecting the environment, he said.

Climate change prevention is a priority of the British government which has undertaken to reduce greenhouse emissions by 30 percent until 2020, which is more than the European Union's goal of 20 percent.

Croatia is planning to cut greenhouse emissions by 5 percent in relation to 1990 and when we enter the EU, we will assume the obligation to reduce it by 20 percent, said Croatian parliamentarian Marijana Petir, who chairs the parliament's environmental protection committee.

(Hina) ms

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