| Just published statistics for the
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| | Monaco Yacht Show, second only to the
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| temperature of the Mediterranean are
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| | Monaco F1 in popularity. To attain carbon
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| better than predicted, and conflict with
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| | neutral status last year, the organisers
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| some environmental leaders have been
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| | sponsored various projects in Europe and
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| saying.
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| | further afield to offset carbon emissions
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| Among the leaders with a Mediterranean
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| | generated by the show. The show paid for
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| coastline none have been campaigning so
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| | wind turbines In New Zealand, generating
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| successfully as Prince Albert of Monaco.
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| | enough electricity for 45,000 homes and
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| Since becoming Soverign of Monaco, Prince
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| | in Brittany France paid for a heath to be
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| Albert has let it be known that the
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| | planted with chesnut and oak trees to
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| environment is a major concern of his,
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| | protect water catchments and provide a
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| and early on in his reign made a visit to
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| | recreational area, while in the USA paid
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| the North Pole to highlight global
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| | for a methane capture system, reducing
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| warming, and he has established a
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| | the amounts being emitted by some 95 per
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| foundation to study among other things,
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| | cent.
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| ironically sea temperatures.
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| | The leadership for the move to a greener
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| Rising sea temperatures is seen as a
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| | State has come from Sovereign Prince
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| major contributor to the ice caps
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| | Albert, who has been successfully
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| melting, and is seen as a controversial
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| | campaigning among world leaders since his
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| part of the green campaign on climate
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| | inauguration two years ago to move the
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| change as some scientists argue that sea
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| | environment up the political agenda, and
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| temperatures would take hundreds of years
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| | it has brought the issue to the fore at
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| to rise as a direct result of human
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| | home.
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| activity. Quite what Prince Albert will
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| | Prince Albert signed the country up for
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| make of the findings on his own doorstep
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| | the Kyoto Protocol shortly after becoming
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| isn't known yet.
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| | Sovereign, and a few months later left
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| The Mediterranean waters off Monaco
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| | behind the comfort and glamour of his
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| caused concern four years ago in 2003
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| | palace and Casino Square for the wilds of
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| when the water temperature reached 28
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| | Antartica to see for himself the damage
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| degrees centigrade - 82 degrees farenheit
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| | being caused to the glaciers because of
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| - but this year saw temperatures cool
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| | global warming. Upon his return he
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| considerably to 23 centigrade in July and
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| | established the foundation with his own
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| 24 in August. Two other warm years apart
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| | money to study the impact of rising sea
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| from 2003 were 2001 and 2006.
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| | levels, and since then has been active in
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| Commenting on the findings, a local
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| | the attempts to publicise the need to cut
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| Monaco travel guide states 'There doesn't
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| | CO2 emissions in the industrialised
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| appear to be a consistent rise over the
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| | world.
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| years in the water temperatures, and they
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| | This year he has met both Prince Charles
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| vary year by year, sometimes rising,
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| | and (before the French elections)
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| sometimes falling - which would appear
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| | President Chirac of France to discuss
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| fairly natural rather than anything that
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| | global warming. Close to the Fontvieille
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| could be seen as particularly alarming
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| | harbour where the yacht show takes place,
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| with a need for action. Should
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| | a new island is to be built, and the
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| temperatures rise consistently for a few
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| | bidders have been told that a successful
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| years in succession perhaps that would
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| | application must be environmentally
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| indicate something really is going on in
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| | friendly, and some proposals indicate
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| the Mediterranean around Monaco.'
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| | that the island will be a floating one to
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| An example of Monaco taking the
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| | avoid any disruption or damage to marine
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| environment seriously is the annual
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| | life.
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