U.S. attacked on three fronts for obstructing climate action
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin took direct aim at the U.S. during yesterday's climate summit meetings in Montreal, reproaching the planet's leading emitter of greenhouse gases for not joining in international efforts to combat global warming. "To the reticent nations, including the United States, I say this: there is such a thing as a global conscience," said Martin at a press conference. "And now is the time to listen to it." E.U. environment minister Stavros Dimas and other European officials also criticized the U.S. stance. And representatives of the Inuit filed a petition yesterday with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, charging the U.S. with human-rights violations for failing to curb greenhouse-gas emissions and thus contributing in large measure to Arctic warming, which threatens to destroy traditional Inuit hunting practices and native culture. "What is happening affects virtually every facet of Inuit life," said Inuit leader Sheila Watt-Cloutier. "We are people of the ice."
straight to the source: The New York Times, Andrew C. Revkin, 08 Dec 2005
straight to the source: Los Angeles Times, Miguel Bustillo, 08 Dec 2005
straight to the source: San Francisco Chronicle, Associated Press, Charles J. Hanley, 08 Dec 2005
see also, in Grist: Inuit fight climate change with human-rights claim against U.S.
Denmark’s Hedegaard urges G8 to push ahead on climate talks
The Climate Post: Has the political climate changed?
China blasts U.S. climate bill enabling penalties on trade partners
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