Al Gore received an Oscar for a documentary about global warming; more and more people realize that global warming is a major problem; Europe is willing to take the lead; America, meanwhile, continues to act as if nothing is wrong.
The US has rejected any prospect of a deal on climate change at the G8 summit in Germany next month, according to a leaked document.
Despite Tony Blair’s declaration on Thursday that Washington would sign up to “at least the beginnings” of action to cut carbon emissions, a note attached to a draft document circulated by Germany says the US is “fundamentally opposed” to the proposals.
The note, written in red ink, says the deal “runs counter to our overall position and crosses multiple ‘red lines’ in terms of what we simply cannot agree to”.
Chuck Adkins writes:
What he’s really saying is, “If it causes the oil companies and the big businesses I am protecting, any kind of pain or inconvenience, I’m not going to support it”
I wouldn’t go that far. It’s a nuanced, difficult subject: global warming is bad for business. Thus no global warming is good for business. Thus, there is no global warming.
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