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1989 Apr 21 - 1989 May 26
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2656
Environmental Affairs (Environmental policy: environmental pollution: climate change; Prime Minister's seminar on the global climate, April 1989) (Part 10)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 283
Themes: Foreign policy (development, aid, etc), Foreign policy (International organizations), Science & technology, Economic policy - theory and process, Environment

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Date Value Title
89 May 3 We Major Environment: Charles Powell minute to Howe PS ("Environment") [MT hesitant about UK taking lead with proposed convention on climate change] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 3 We Minor Environment: MT message to Tony Cleaver (ozone layer) [proposed World Centre of Competence at Cambridge] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 4 Th Major Environmental Affairs: Cabinet Office conversation record (MT's Global Climate Seminar) [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 4 Th Major Environment: David Young minute to Nicholas Ridley ("DTI Environmental Programme") [new environmental objectives for DTI] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 4 Th Major Environment: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Ridley) [UK role in proposed Global Climate Convention] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 5 Fr Minor Environment: Dominic Morris minute to MT ("Professor Sir Alan Walters") [debt for nature swops] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 5 Fr Key Environment: No.10 record of conversation ("Global Climate Seminar") [global warming 'likely'; "essential to tackle this problem"] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 6 Sa Major Environment: Crispin Tickell minute to FCO ("Global Warming") [draft speech on British action] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 8 Mo Minor Environment: Geoffrey Tucker minute to Robin Butler (World Environment Conference) [British committee] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 10 We Major Environment: Nicholas Ridley minute to David Young ("DTI Environmental Programme") [not possible "to separate out the interests of business and the environment"] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 10 We Minor Environment: John Major minute to David Young ("DTI Environmental Programme") [cost of the initiative] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 12 Fr Minor Environment: Young PS minute to Ridley PS ("DTI Environmental Programme") [booklet published for launch of programme] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 15 Mo Minor Environment: Dominic Morris minute to MT ("Our Future World" brochure) [MT note doubts if wise to provide message] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 15 Mo Major Environment: David Young minute to John Fairclough ("Global Climate: ERS-2") [funding of British contribution to scheme] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 15 Mo Major Environment: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("British Environmental Initiatives") [proposed Framework Convention on climate change] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 16 Tu Major Environment: Dominic Morris minute to MT ("Global Climate: ERS 2") [funding for satellite project] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 16 Tu Major Environment: Cabinet Office minute to Paul Gray ("Global Climate: ERS-2") [issues over funding for project] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 16 Tu Minor Environment: David Cope letter to Dominic Morris (Global Warming Seminar) [availability] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 18 Th Major Environment: Dominic Morris minute to MT ("Climate Change") [convention on forestry, CO2 emissions, publicity] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 18 Th Minor Environment: Dominic Morris minute to Cabinet Office ("Our Future World" brochure) [a personal message from MT could be misconstrued] [declassified Dec 2016]