Blair's Travel Stance "Holding Out For Cigarettes That Don't Cause Cancer" - Australian

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ENVIRONMENTALISTS savaged British Prime Minister Tony Blair over his refusal to give up long-haul holiday flights in the interests of saving the planet. "I would frankly be reluctant to give up my holidays abroad," Mr Blair told Sky News when asked if he would stop flying to Barbados as a contribution to saving the environment.

Mr Blair, who has championed international action to counter climate change, said individuals could make a difference on global warming but what mattered was an international agreement.

People could be turned off the green agenda if they were asked to make sacrifices such as giving up cheap air travel, he said. He also put faith in technological solutions to make air travel more energy efficient.

"Tony Blair is crossing his fingers and hoping someone will invent aeroplanes that don't cause climate change, but that's like holding out for cigarettes that don't cause cancer," Greenpeace campaigner Emily Armistead said.

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http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21037384-1702,00.html

[kestrel91316]

1. The privileged way of life is not negotiable, I see.

Time for guillotines to return.