Richard Tafoya
Apr 15th, 2008, 07:21 PM
AFP:
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hVv34tBcOgyQ5Q8kwErW5Af8OHkg
US President George W. Bush is to announce his vision for fighting global climate change on Wednesday, in a marked turnaround for a president who has long steered clear of the topic.
The speech by Bush, known for cozying up to big energy-burning industries and opposing mandatory caps on carbon emissions as too costly to the economy, will lay out mid- and long-term goals for countering environmental pollution.
Bush's spokeswoman revealed few details, but the leader of one of the world's top polluters was not expected to stray far from the largely voluntary, pro-technology approach he has embraced in the past.
"This speech is not going to lay out a specific proposal," said White House press secretary Dana Perino. "It is a speech that will talk about a strategy for a way forward, and principles for dealing with the problem."
The address is scheduled for 2:45 pm (1845 GMT) Wednesday, on the eve of a meeting of the world's major polluters in Paris Thursday and Friday.
Bush's announcement would include "identifying long term and realistic intermediate goals for greenhouse gas emissions," linked to what US representatives would discuss at a meeting of "major economies" in Paris, Perino said.
This process is "important in our strong belief to prevent companies in other countries from gaining a competitive advantage over US companies," she said.
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hVv34tBcOgyQ5Q8kwErW5Af8OHkg
US President George W. Bush is to announce his vision for fighting global climate change on Wednesday, in a marked turnaround for a president who has long steered clear of the topic.
The speech by Bush, known for cozying up to big energy-burning industries and opposing mandatory caps on carbon emissions as too costly to the economy, will lay out mid- and long-term goals for countering environmental pollution.
Bush's spokeswoman revealed few details, but the leader of one of the world's top polluters was not expected to stray far from the largely voluntary, pro-technology approach he has embraced in the past.
"This speech is not going to lay out a specific proposal," said White House press secretary Dana Perino. "It is a speech that will talk about a strategy for a way forward, and principles for dealing with the problem."
The address is scheduled for 2:45 pm (1845 GMT) Wednesday, on the eve of a meeting of the world's major polluters in Paris Thursday and Friday.
Bush's announcement would include "identifying long term and realistic intermediate goals for greenhouse gas emissions," linked to what US representatives would discuss at a meeting of "major economies" in Paris, Perino said.
This process is "important in our strong belief to prevent companies in other countries from gaining a competitive advantage over US companies," she said.