«This is essentially business - as - usual and a far cry from the halcyon days of the EU's self -
heralded climate change leadership,» said Bas Eickhout, a Green member of the European Parliament from the Netherlands, in a statement today.
Additionally, while the President is rightfully calling on Americans to «forcefully» address global warming, by using the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, his claim
of climate change leadership is weakened by his administration's continued pursuit of fracking and fossil fuel exploration and export.
«Our concerns about the silence of this process on climate change was echoed this week by Christy Clark's
own climate change leadership team, when members of that group warned the people of BC about the lack of action taken by the BC Liberal government to limit emissions.
A leaked briefing to the prime minister, published in the Guardian today, reveals business minister John Hutton believes keeping the commitment will be expansive and «a potentially significant cost in terms of
reduced climate change leadership».
In March, 2011 En + Group joined The Climate Group, where it will help
build climate change leadership and tackle other environmental issues through support of core programs, in particular focusing on accelerating use of renewable energy and energy efficiency in industrial centers.
But Google's recent support for Senator Inhofe forces us to seriously question the company's commitment to
climate change leadership.
He visited President Xi Jinping in June and called China «the hope» on
climate change leadership.