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Climate change is the greatest threat facing the planet. It is caused by the world's dependence on dirty fuels like oil and coal. To drastically reduce climate changing CO₂ emissions, a switch from inefficient, dirty and dangerous energy sources, such as coal and nuclear power, to decentralised, clean energy systems is urgently needed. Tony Blair talks big on climate change, but his actions do not match his words. In fact his actions are now making things worse, not better.

Supermarkets' Insatiable Appetite for Seafood

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A staggering 80 percent of the world’s ancient forests have already been destroyed or degraded and much of what remains is under threat from illegal and destructive logging. The Member States of the European Union (EU) play a key role in fuelling the international demand for timber products from these sources.

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An independent citizen's jury has delivered its verdict on nanotechnology after five weeks debating the emerging technology. NanoJury UK has called for greater public say and increased clarity as well as more emphasis on health, equity and environmental protection when developing the technology.

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Greenpeace submitted evidence on the problems of building a new generation of nuclear power stations, and the altenative measures that could be used to reduce CO2 emmissionsand provide electricity through renewable, decentralised energy systems.

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In detailed evidence to the Committee, Greenpeace has shown that a new reactor programme would: be an expensive gamble using an untried reactor design; increase the UK's nuclear waste stockpile by 400%; take too long to build to reduce CO2 emissions in line with the government's 2020 target; and provide more targets for terrorist attacks.

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Comments from the US military branches to the Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations, which outlines how and under what circumstances nuclear weapons might be deployed by the US military.

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An unclassified draft of a US nuclear doctrine review that spells out conditions under which US commanders might seek approval to use nuclear weapons.

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Understanding the Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations
This document aims to help people understand Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations by:

• Providing background context
• Explaining acronyms
• Summarising The Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations
• Highlighting key sections of the Editing Log of the Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations

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We now have an extraordinary opportunity to deal with the threat of nuclear weapons. There is no military conflict between the great economic and technological powers. Indeed, they cooperate on a daily basis on trade, investment, health and many other issues. Moreover, the late 1980s and most of the 1990s saw the creation of a positive circle in which citizen action, political initiatives, disarmament treaties and independent verification reinforced each other.