Bush "Reprimands" Blair For Emphasis On Climate Issues - Independent

[hatrack]

President Bush has reprimanded Tony Blair for sounding the alarm over global warming and pressing for international action to combat it, senior Washington sources say.

They report that the White House has objected to the Prime Minister placing the issue at the top of the agenda when he heads the G8 group of the world's most powerful nations next year, and to the strong tone of his recent speeches warning of climate change.

Mr Blair is widely seen as the leader best placed to bring the President into serious international negotiation on how to tackle the problem, which he has described as "very, very critical indeed". This follows a U-turn by Greenpeace, which last week withdrew its longstanding support for the Prime Minister's climate policies saying that he "can no longer be given the benefit of the doubt" and "cannot be trusted to resist industry lobbying."

EDIT

The White House said last week that "President Bush strongly opposes any treaty or policy that would cause the loss of a single American job".

EDIT

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/environment/story.jsp?story=585076