How much longer can Tony Blair take the heat?

Environmentalists who have been battling for years to get Climate Change on the agenda, can hardly believe their eyes as hardly a day goes by without a climate story in the media these days. But it's not the environmentlists who are sounding the alarm bells this time, it's everybody from former American Vice President Al Gore here in the UK last week, to the leaders of thirteen of our biggest companies lobbying Tony Blair for some action - even the mighty Lloyds of London warned the insurance industry to get a grip on climate issues this week or risk extinction.

The threat of Climate Change is now well recognised, but the business community in the UK can clearly see the opportunities a green revolution can offer; we already have most of the solutions and the technology ready to be rolled out, and the UK is world renowned for innovation and even leadership. Ah yes, leadership.

Those thirteen business leaders will be pressing the Prime Minister to show some leadership this week. He would do well to listen carefully. As I joined the standing ovation at the end of Al Gore's passionate climate speech at Hay last week, I'm sure I was not the only person in that packed marquee to think that it should have been Tony Blair on that stage instead.
He could do it - he must do it, instead the world seems to be passing him by as he becomes increasingly bogged down and embattled by domestic matters. I remember a Tony Blair who used to be unstoppable when he was on a mission and had the wind in his sails, he could sweep away almost any obstacles in his path; he needs to understand that today's climate issues are unstoppable and the best position for him, and the hundreds of businesses in this country poised and ready for the new green revolution, is leading the charge from the front.

Al Gore - Green Guru?

"We face a planetary emergency. But it's crucial to avoid being paralysed by that knowledge and instead feel empowered by it in order to bring about the changes that are imperative now".
Al Gore. www.climatecrisis.net

Al Gore's presentation and debate at the Hay Festival in Wales the other night was a breath of fresh air for a seasoned campaigner like me!

Gore argues that global warming is not just about science, nor is it just a political issue; it is a moral issue and we have a responsibility to do something about it now. There is no time to lose as scientists agree that we have about 10 years before our planet reaches the point of no return.He is promoting positive soultions and a massive investment in new technology to tackle the crisis. We need a high-profile figure like Gore right now to raise the environmental agenda as high as we can - he has a lot of influential support both in Europe and the USA so we could see some real action this time.

Graham G