July 1, 2005
THEY'RE ON A GLIDE PATH TO ZERO:
Blair may snub US on climate (Paul Brown, July 1, 2005, The Guardian)
Tony Blair is contemplating an unprecedented rift with the US over climate change at the G8 summit next week, which will lead to a final communique agreed by seven countries with President George Bush left out on a limb.The alternative is to face a "catastrophic failure" of his plan to get concerted action to combat global warming, which he has long said is the greatest threat the world faces.
Mr Blair's cabinet colleagues have described him as showing great courage in sticking to his guns, despite being advised that it is "a very dangerous thing to do politically".
Do they really think we'll mind if they cut their emmissions without us? Posted by Orrin Judd at July 1, 2005 11:48 PM
Their real problem is that they are not, and cannot, meet their Kyoto goals.
Posted by: Robert Schwartz at July 2, 2005 12:32 AM--a very dangerous thing to do politically". --
For whom?
W doesn't care, why should we?
Kyoto? Isn't that the treaty the Clinton-era Senate rejected 95-0? Boy oh boy, Bush is really going out on a political limb opposing this turkey.
How many electoral votes does Europe have again?
Posted by: bart at July 2, 2005 8:39 AM