Blair: Global warming is advancing

USATODAY.com – Blair: Global warming is advancing

Over the next century, global warming is expected to raise ocean levels, intensify storms, spread disease to new areas and shift climate zones, possibly making farmlands drier and deserts wetter. – Well no shit, we’ve seen evidence of this already.

Blair’s vow to put climate change at the center of the international agenda during Britain’s leadership of the G8 and the European Union last year met with limited success.

He was unable to overcome the Bush administration’s anti-pathy to the Kyoto climate-change accord — rejected by the U.S. government on the grounds it would damage the economy. British ministers also have acknowledged that Britain is unlikely to meet its own target of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 20% by 2010.

The politicians just better suck it up and not worry so much over our already mostly broken economy. With enough hard work, the Kyoto protocol could be met, but the problem is we’re not even trying. 🙁