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Blair Urges U.S. To Help Fight Global Warming

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan
28 January 2005 - 6:00am

U.K. Prime minister Tony Blair appealed to the U.S. to support measure to address global warming.

"Tony Blair tonight sought to win US backing for measures to tackle global warming, insisting steps to address the issue did not have to lead to "drastic" cuts in living standards...

His speech appeared designed to win over the US administration, which has refused to sign up to the Kyoto Treaty...

However, Mr Blair's words are likely to alarm environmentalists, who will see them as a watering down of his commitment to use Britain's presidency of the G8 group of industrialised nations to tackle climate change."

Full Story: Blair seeks US support on global warming
Source: The Guardian Unlimited, January 26, 2005
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