White House Press Release
President Bush Participates in Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Thank you. Welcome to the State Department. I’m honored to address this historic meeting on energy security and climate change. And I appreciate you all being here.
Energy security and climate change are two of the great challenges of our time. The United States takes these challenges seriously. The world’s response will help shape the future of the global economy and the condition of our environment for future generations. The nations in this room have special responsibilities. We represent the world’s major economies, we are major users of energy, and we have the resources and knowledge base to develop clean energy technologies.
Our guiding principle is clear: We must lead the world to produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions, and we must do it in a way that does not undermine economic growth or prevent nations from delivering greater prosperity for their people. We know this can be done. Last year America grew our economy while also reducing greenhouse gases. Several other nations have made similar strides.
This progress points us in the right direction, but we’ve got to do more. So before this year’s G8 summit, I announced that the United States will work with other nations to establish a new international approach to energy security and climate change. Today’s meeting is an important step in this process. With the work we begin today, we can agree on a new approach that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, strengthen energy security, encourage economic growth and sustainable development, and advance negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. (Applause.)
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Also, from CCNet:
Last year, the United States grew our economy, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
–US President Bush, 28 September 2007
US President George W Bush infuriated his critics by professing world leadership on climate change at his meeting of the top 16 world economies – while offering no new substantive policy and implicitly rejecting binding emissions controls. Some delegates were particularly upset by the extravagant invitation by Mr Bush for other nations to follow the US lead in cutting emissions while increasing the economy.
–Roger Harrabin, BBC News, 29 September 2007
Denmark’s CO2 emissions rose 16.1 per cent in 2006 compared to the previous year on the back of strong economic growth and electricity exports from coal-fired power plants, according to statistics released today.
–Point Carbon, 28 September 2007
European leaders are getting a bit impatient, not on our own behalf but on behalf of the planet. China, India and the other industrializing countries will not do anything unless the U.S. is moving.
–Connie Hedegaard, Danish Environment Minister, Washington Post, 26 September 2007
The 16 nations, invited by Bush in an initiative he unveiled ahead of the Group of Eight (G8) summit in July, were: Australia, Britain, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and the United States. Representatives from the EU and UN also attended.
These economies together account for about 80 percent of global emissions, according to US figures.
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
This bit says it all: “US President George W Bush infuriated his critics by professing world leadership on climate change…”
Nothing could be worse than seeing everyone’s favorite enemy setting a good example! Europe must sorely resent its inability to meet US figures–it makes it so hard to point a credible finger!
Ha haa!!!
Damn! I thought it was about to be revealed he’d recycled his speeches onto a string in the thunderbox!
On politics (this could be a new post): Labor are the rain makers
Here’s some acceptable evidence that the Coalition is screwing up the country and the economy & then using taxes to bail out farmers from problems that it causes. No need for consensus re: this evidence of fact as this blog has ruled out consensus and welcomed crackpot stances that go against the common view.
From the Age
Just a bit wet
NOW here’s something the political spin doctors haven’t factored in: a link between political power and rainfall. No less a rural authority than the Weekly Times has run a graph explaining all. “This is the meteorological equivalent of the famous Mackerras electoral pendulum, you may say.” (We didn’t, actually.) “But it seems the only way to break this drought is a change of government.”
OK, we’ll bite. What next? “Rainfall records post-Menzies show Labor delivers the rain and the Coalition the dry and the droughts.” Using records for the town of Charlton, the WT guru says that in the 35 years since 1972 the Coalition has been in power for 19 years but can lay claim to only three wet years, whereas Labor has been able to boast 13 in its 16 years in power.” Suggested new slogan: “Rainmaker Rudd. Bring it on!”
(text from the Age)
Shows the perils of ‘post hoc, ergo propter hoc’, Pinxi. Moral for AGW missionaries there. Watch them thar correlations, Luke.