An international conference on climate change is taking place at the Met Office in Exeter. Scientists from around the world will be attending the three day event.
Devon is to host an international conference on climate change. It aims to encourage an international scientific debate on the long-term implications of climate change.

The meeting of scientists takes place at the Met Office in Exeter from 1st to 3rd February. The conference will focus on how much the temperature can rise before the world faces catastrophic consequences.  It comes amid growing evidence that the weather is becoming more unpredictable and extreme.

The Prime Minister Tony Blair formally announced the conference during his speech on climate change to business leaders in September 2004.

The conference, at Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research based at the Met Office, coincides with the start of the UK's presidency of the G8.

Mr Blair said the effects of climate change would be felt within a generation unless action was taken.
In his speech he said the world's richest nations had a responsibility to "lead the way".

He has pledged that Britain will argue for aviation emissions to be brought in to EU emissions trading