The Prime Minister, unlike most other political figures, recognizes the threat of global warming and climate change.
The 10th anniversary of His Royal Highness’ Business and the Environment Programme marks what is now recognised as the premier international forum for exploring sustainable development in the context of business.
Over the coming months we will take forward the wider sustainable development and environment agenda. Margaret Beckett is working on a comprehensive Defra 5-year programme to be released this year and a new sustainable development strategy for early next year. This will deal with, amongst other matters, issues of waste, recycling, sustainable agriculture, all aspects of biodiversity; and fishing, and will set out policies in each key area. For example, on the marine environment, I believe there are strong arguments for a new approach to managing our seas, including a new marine bill.
But tonight I want to concentrate on what I believe to be the world’s greatest environmental challenge: climate change.
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While he is at it, Hurricane Ivan is on the way and Hurricane Ivan is not the first of its kind in the last few weeks. I am not sure whether global warming has a hand on this but in The Carbon Wars, Jeremy Leggett mentioned as time progresses, more severe natural disasters are going to hit us. He also mentioned that the insurance industry is going to be struck badly. And the insurance industry is certainly feeling the heat, especially when Florida was hit by three different hurricanes in less than two weeks, a few weeks ago.
And there are still naysayers. I wonder when will they stop saying nay.
p/s – a somewhat humorous one but put in a bad taste. A real bad taste.
