PRESIDENT George W. Bush opposes the Kyoto Protocol to stem global warming.
That dismays me greatly as it does many others
(Â鶹´«Ã½, 7 April, p 3).
I asked environment minister Michael Meacher what Britain can do to
persuade the Americans to think again.
Meacher replied that climate change is a global problem and requires a global
agreement. Britain is committed to the Kyoto Protocol and the government intends
to take all appropriate opportunities to encourage the US to engage seriously in
the negotiations. Britain and its partners in the European Union and other
countries will keep the pressure…
