Posted on 10/29/2006 5:23:10 PM PST by Shermy
Britain is to send the author of today's landmark review on global warming to try to win American hearts and minds to the urgent cause of cutting carbon emissions - as it emerged yesterday that the government has already signed up former US vice-president Al Gore to advise on the environment.
Sir Nicholas Stern, who this morning publishes an authoritative report on climate change warning that inaction could cause a worldwide recession as damaging as the Depression of the 1930s, will lobby politicians and business people in America at the turn of the year.
In a separate development, the environment secretary, David Miliband, said the government was discussing imposing green taxes. But the Treasury, which commissioned Sir Nicholas's study, stressed: "The key message of Stern is that international action is required ... The chancellor decides on taxes and he will do so in the pre-budget report and budget." The government hopes the review will gain traction in the US because it focuses on the economic case for change. Sir Nicholas's analysis warns that doing nothing about climate change will cost the global economy between 5% and 20% of GDP, while reducing emissions now would cost 1%, equivalent to £184bn. ... ...
(Excerpt) Read more at environment.guardian.co.uk ...
These people are simply demented.
Does this mean Gore has to register as a foreign agent? He's going to be lobbying for the scandal-in-the-making carbon credit trading scheme.
Another MBP, Gorebal Warning Alert within 30 minutes! Must be it's an emergency.
Britain is the big pusher for the carbon credit schemes. They're not doing it for the benefit of American's health.
Is he now registered as a foreign agent?
Just who is kidding whom?
greenpissing is a serious disease. they should start with consulting an urologist.
Damn! The Brits must have found out that Gore killed Manbearpig.
Al Gore found a new way to be treasonous?
How very inventive. I should have known.
It is a shell game.
Heard, by their own analysis, that burning gasoline, etc is a small contributor to "global warming." Wish I had the stat.
The major contributor is the thinning of forests and reduction of planetary greenery.
But notice that they say "due to humans" and are not specific.
They know that most Americans will assume that it is due driving their cars.
Any word from Fat Albert on this being the snowiest (sp?) October on record?
See this post also for further info
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1728226/posts
Wonder what Britain will be like in ten years.
A person who, in America, is synonymous with the pejorative term; "LOSER," is being utilized here as an "agent of change?"
What pathetically idiotic people these are...
the climate is changing!
I'm still waiting for this Global Warming crap to start.
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