Bummer: "Exceptionally cold" winter hampers efforts to prevent the world from overheating

BBC News - Cold and election 'hampered Highland Council CO2 aims'

Council leaders have blamed the severe winter and tasks linked to the general election campaign for failing to meet a target to reduce CO2 emissions.
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In a new report to the council's resources committee, officers said an "exceptionally cold" winter had hampered progress.

They said December 2009 and January and February this year were 2C colder than for the same period in 2007-08 and 2008-09.