8.01.2006
Britain, Calif. to Work Together on Global Warming (Reuters.com)
Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:07pm ET160
By Adrian Croft and Timothy Gardner
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, accusing Washington of lacking leadership on the environment, committed his state on Monday to work with Britain to reduce greenhouse gases linked to global warming.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair joined Schwarzenegger and leading businessmen to announce the agreement under which Britain and California will collaborate on research into clean energy technologies and California will study the British experience of greenhouse gas emissions trading.
Most scientists link greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide emitted from the burning of fossil fuels to global warming that could lead to heat waves, stronger storms, and flooding from rising sea levels.
Schwarzenegger has pursued a strong environmental agenda, putting him at odds with fellow Republican President George W. Bush, who withdrew the United States from the Kyoto Protocol on global warming in 2001, saying its caps on greenhouse gases would cost jobs.
"We see that there is not great leadership from the federal government when it comes to protecting the environment, so this is why we as a state move forward with it, because we want to show leadership," Schwarzenegger told a joint news conference with Blair held on the dockside at Long Beach, California.
Blair said the agreement with California "will allow us to explore how both of us ... can combine together in research, in technology, but also in trying to evolve market mechanisms that allow us to reduce carbon dioxide emissions."
(More ... Britain, Calif. to work together on global warming | US News | Reuters.com) ¶ 20:20
By Adrian Croft and Timothy Gardner
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, accusing Washington of lacking leadership on the environment, committed his state on Monday to work with Britain to reduce greenhouse gases linked to global warming.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair joined Schwarzenegger and leading businessmen to announce the agreement under which Britain and California will collaborate on research into clean energy technologies and California will study the British experience of greenhouse gas emissions trading.
Most scientists link greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide emitted from the burning of fossil fuels to global warming that could lead to heat waves, stronger storms, and flooding from rising sea levels.
Schwarzenegger has pursued a strong environmental agenda, putting him at odds with fellow Republican President George W. Bush, who withdrew the United States from the Kyoto Protocol on global warming in 2001, saying its caps on greenhouse gases would cost jobs.
"We see that there is not great leadership from the federal government when it comes to protecting the environment, so this is why we as a state move forward with it, because we want to show leadership," Schwarzenegger told a joint news conference with Blair held on the dockside at Long Beach, California.
Blair said the agreement with California "will allow us to explore how both of us ... can combine together in research, in technology, but also in trying to evolve market mechanisms that allow us to reduce carbon dioxide emissions."
(More ... Britain, Calif. to work together on global warming | US News | Reuters.com) ¶ 20:20
