Climate change should still be at the top of global agendas despite the recent controversy surrounding the subject, it has been claimed.

The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has come in for heavy criticism following the emergence that a report it published, predicting that the Himalayan glaciers will melt by 2035, contained factual errors.

Despite this, the news provider said that there are still many "excellent" reasons why the public should get behind the fight to cut emissions.

For instance, it pointed out that by reducing the UK's output of harmful greenhouse gases, people will benefit from cleaner air and cheaper energy bills.

The country will also gain independence from no longer having to rely on oil imports from overseas for power generation, the article added.

"None of these factors has changed," the Observer noted. "The case for urgent action is undiminished."

The newspaper also called on future scientific research on climate change to be published alongside the data it was based on, to prevent the issue from recurring in the future.