Perhaps it's because I saw 'An Inconvenient Truth' and am more aware, or perhaps it's because the issue of climate change has moved into the spotlight, but I am seeing references to it everywhere. I'm not complaining, it's great that people, companies and even polititians have got on the (carbon neutral) bandwagon.
From SciDev.Net, 4 October 2006:
The United Kingdom is about to publish a report warning that climate change will cost the world trillions of dollars — far more than the costs of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The report was prepared by Nicholas Stern, a former World Bank economist. He presented his findings to a private meeting of environment and finance ministers from 20 industrialised and emerging economies in Mexico this week (2-3 October).
In a statement summarising Stern's analysis, the UK treasury said: "Action is urgent — the earlier we start, the greater the chance we will have of limiting the risks of dangerous climate change."
Margaret Beckett, Britain's foreign minister, told delegates in Mexico that Stern's report would show "that it is sound economic sense to respond to climate change and economic nonsense not to".
"Our task as governments is to build the biggest public-private partnership ever conceived," said Beckett. "We must give investors the certainty they are seeking that investment in low carbon today will yield growing returns."
Read the full article here.
Last week I saw an ad on TV for a low-emission car, which shows it's now a factor in purchase decision making. I still recon we should all sell our cars and buy horses :)
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