THE GW DENIALISTS LOSE A LITTLE MORE GROUND

The fools and gasbags who rant against the notion of global warming lost a little more gorund today as 150 major world companies issued a communique calling for binding agreements by governments to slash greenhouse gas emissions. Below are a couple reports on this from around the world.

Business backs green push
AAP November 30, 2007 - 0:25PM
The Age (Australia)

Some of Australia's biggest companies have joined forces with businesses from around the globe to call on political leaders to forge a legally-binding agreement on slashing greenhouse gas emissions.

Financial giants Macquarie Bank, Westpac, National Australia Bank and Insurance Australia Group plus Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation are among 150 companies who launched their united call today ahead of next week's climate change summit in Bali.

The unprecedented alliance - which also includes some of the world's largest corporations such as Shell, Coca Cola, Nike and Sony Ericsson - argues legally binding targets would give companies the certainty they need to pour money into addressing climate change issues and developing low carbon technologies.

And in a dramatic turnaround for some corporations, they want politicians to be guided by scientists when setting new greenhouse gas emission reduction targets to come into force after the Kyoto protocol expires in 2012.

Business call for plan on climate
Last Updated: Friday, 30 November 2007, 07:39 GMT
BBC News

A binding agreement on emissions reductions would encourage business to invest in low-carbon technologies, a statement from 150 businesses said. ... The signatories represent companies from Europe, the US, China and Australia.

The signs from America are that the business leaders will be rebuffed while President George W Bush is still in charge.

The US head of climate policy has confirmed to the BBC's Environment Analyst that the White House will not agree to binding international emissions cuts during the UN's climate negotiations.