UN chief: Next US president must lead on climate

August 31, 2008 By FRANK JORDANS , Associated Press Writer UN chief: Next US president must lead on climate (AP)

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Chairman, Rajendra Pachauri, participates in the opening ceremony of the 29th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and its 20th anniversary in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008. (AP Photo/KEYSTONE/Dominic Favre)

(AP) -- The next U.S. president must show greater leadership than previous administrations in tackling climate change, the head of the United Nations said Sunday.

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Doug_Huffman - Aug 31, 2008
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The next U.S. president must show greater leadership than previous administrations in tackling climate change, the head of the United Nations said Sunday.

Or the UN will disapprove strongly.

GET US OUT OF UN
GET UN OUT OF US
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nilbud - Aug 31, 2008
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Don't worry thanks to GWB the US has become irrelevant on the world stage. Something is being done about all the illegal invasions. China, Russia and the EU (minus the GB poodle) are setting the agenda now. The US can go back to owning all the US flags in the world and annoying Canada.
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MikeB - Sep 02, 2008
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Global warming has not been, and will never be catastrophic. Global cooling, on the other hand, will be catastrophic.
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GrayMouser - Sep 07, 2008
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I agree, the next US President must lead.
He must tell the IPCC that US funding for this BS has been terminated.
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