http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/06/20010611-2.html
I am of the opinion that actual policy differences on climate change
between the two parties in the US, or indeed between Europe and the
US, are actually quite small.
What's interesting about the above speech is, I think, how Bush
clearly embraced the IPCC findings in 2001 (or at least he chose a
speech writer who went with a pretty mainstream view of the science).
A few key sentences from the speech:
"Our approach must be consistent with the long-term goal of
stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere.".
"While scientific uncertainties remain, we can begin now to address
the factors that contribute to climate change."
"We recognize the responsibility to reduce our emissions."
On the science:
"no one can say with any certainty what constitutes a dangerous level
of warming, and therefore what level must be avoided."
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