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“While we welcome Tony Blair?s efforts to keep climate change on the international agenda, it is important that the Prime Minister remembers that leadership is about more than warm words, ... To show real leadership he must stick to his guns and keep the pressure on the international community to agree to real action with clear timetables.”
Tony Juniper
“Climate change is the most urgent and serious challenge faced by the global community ? and we need leadership to adapt the global economy to deal with it, ... The Prime Minister?s move away from a target-based approach could have disastrous consequences.”
“the Prime Minister is ignoring calls from UK companies who want a clear framework to operate within now.”
“[Friends of the Earth International is also critical of the high corporate profile at the summit.] Big business has got hold of the puppet strings behind the scenes, ... I think it's quite obvious whose PR is treated as most summit-friendly.”
“We are not taking an ideological view ... We have analysed the pros and cons ... and we have concluded that (nuclear power) is the wrong answer.”
“Aviation is a rogue sector and its environmental impact is out of control. Climate change is the most urgent challenge facing humanity and yet aviation policy is doing the opposite of what is needed.”
“It's a load of rubbish,”
“I fear this is another attempt to undermine Kyoto and a message to the developing world to buy US technology and not to worry about targets and timetables,”
“He is right. The storm should be a warning to President Bush about the consequences of his climate change policies.”
“The UK can meet its targets for tackling climate change and maintain fuel security by using clean, safe alternatives that are already available,”
