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 ...
Al Gore pointed in the right direction by stating that smoking is a major threat to global warming.
In this global warming category threat the U.S. is way ahead of the U.K.
Time to get on the bandwagon over there to stem this by Al Gore revealed major warming threat.
This is all about imposing "carbon tax" on the individual.
They want to tax people for breathing.
If you use a no 2 pencil you will be issued a grafite tax for each scan card you fill in.
If you eat beans, you will have a flatulance tax.
Of course this could democrats in election year, they will be hit with the hot air tax.
This is so funny, I cannot stop laughing.
This is the same Al Gore that flies everywhere he goes in a Gulfstream jet, that is rarely filled up, and then gets into a Limo and a caravan with all his bodyguards.
The man deserves the title of World's Biggest Hypocrite!!!!!
Ringo was busy...
In Algore's case that would be "the available vacuum."
Don't they know we HATE him?
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Yes Al gore! The same man that got Amnesia by drinking too much ice tea while taking bribes from Buddist monks! Hey Al, talk to the people in the US once you fly to the UK in your solar powered Lear Jet!
I think the Democratic Party should make these climate-change tax increases an official part of their platform. Such a bold gesture will win lots of voters.
I doubt this is accurate. Where did you read this?
ping (There are multiple threads on this topic; I'm going to try and post one on the actual report, rather than Gore's involvement)
Great question.
I want to see his off shore accounts to see how much the Opecker Princes and thugs are contributing to him.
They love all the time and money spent on these schemes rather than us drilling for more oil off our coasts, in Alaska and working to convert our coal to gasoline and diesel.
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