World has 7 years for key climate decisions: Blair

[sasha031]

LONDON (Reuters) - The world has seven years to take vital decisions and implement measures to curb greenhouse gas emissions or it could be too late, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Tuesday.


Blair said the battle against global warming would only be won if the United States, India and China were part of a framework that included targets and that succeeded the 1992 Kyoto Protocol climate pact.

"If we don't get the right agreement internationally for the period after which the Kyoto protocol will expire -- that's in 2012 -- if we don't do that then I think we are in serious trouble," he told a parliamentary committee.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060207/sc_nm/environment_britain_blair_dc_1

[tanyev]

1. 6 years, 11 months, 13 hours and 27 seconds. Approximately.

:wtf: How does he know we haven't already missed the boat?

[sasha031]

2. he does know

trying to make light of the subject. Blair is not stupid, he just sold his soul to the highest bidder long ago.

[HereSince1628]

3. If there isn't hope to get a treaty and implement it there is no point

to a political exercise. Political exercises is what Blair does and what he is calling for.

[Dogmudgeon]

4. The war for Blair's soul

Tony is learning the hard way that when you deal with the Devil, the Devil owns your ass.

Is there hope for the world? Perhaps it's his way of asking, "Is there hope for ME?"

Yes, Tony, there is: repudiate the Devil. Do it now.

--p!

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. The good news is Blair has promised to resign in less than 4 years

so there's still a chance a British PM might do something about saving the world before this deadline.