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Mr President, about two days after the US presidential elections I turned on my radio at home. I heard one of George Bush's climate change advisers telling us, firstly, that climate change was a myth; secondly, that European scientists were all funded by national governments, that none could be trusted and only American scientists were independent; and, thirdly, that Commissioner Wallström had admitted that the whole climate change agenda was designed to ensure that European industry was able to catch up and additional burdens were imposed on American industry in order to allow this level playing field to be established. And all that time I thought the Commissioner was out there trying to save the world!
In yesterday's
I saw that one of Mr Putin's advisers, whom we have heard from before, is still telling us that it is all a myth and global warming will be a good thing! It is like old Cold War warriors coming together again, trying to fight in a more globally warmed arena.
It is to the Commissioner's credit that we have come this far, but we have a very long way to go. We have to ensure not only that we implement Kyoto – which, as we know, will do nothing to combat climate change but will simply slow down the process – but also that we involve developing nations, raise the targets and find ways of changing public policy in ways that are politically acceptable and involve the United States. I do not know how far we will get down this road. I hope at least that, in the Commissioner's new role, she will, over the next five years, at least have the opportunity to communicate a message of success."@en1
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