Study warns of stark costs of failing to counter climate change as leaders meet
In The Guardian today Study warns of stark costs of failing to counter climate change as leaders meet.
Gordon Brown is about to publish a ground-breaking study which will warn the world that it faces paying multi-trillion pound economic costs if it does not move urgently to act on climate change.
The study, led by Sir Nicholas Stern, a former World Bank economist, is a stark warning to world leaders, especially George Bush, that the climate change issue cannot be stalled by claiming economic competitiveness will be damaged by taking action now.
Speaking on the opening day of the conference Margaret Beckett, the foreign secretary, said: “It is sound economic sense to respond to climate change and economic nonsense not to.”
It’s pretty unlikely that the political leadership in Australia or the USA will pay much attention to this I think. But we can hope, and vote! — DS
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