Media release - April 16, 2008
“Instead of proposing decisive action and reversing a two-term legacy of obstructing any meaningful progress on global warming, President Bush has once again offered more voluntary and non-binding proposals rather than hard science-based targets to reduce this country’s global warming pollution. He talked about vague principles rather than taking principled action.
"Stopping growth in U.S. emissions by 2025 is completely
inconsistent with what scientists say is necessary to stop
catastrophic global warming. In fact, Europe has agreed to reduce
its emissions 20 percent and pledged to 30 percent by 2020 if the
U.S makes a comparable commitment. Instead, the President is
proposing a 2025 target for the U.S. that does not reduce
emissions, but simply halts its growth by 2025. This goal is far
too little, too late and puts at risk commitments from other
nations.
"The time has come to look beyond President Bush and towards the
next occupant of the White House for leadership and vision on
global warming.
"President Bush came into the office in 2001 as an oilman from
Texas and he leaves office in 2009 an oilman from Texas."
VVPR info: CONTACT: Jane Kochersperger, Greenpeace Media Office in the U.S., (202) 680-3798, cell