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RecordView: Legacy for world
(Daily Record Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)THE Government's chief scientific officer has warned Tony Blair and George Bush not to bury their heads in the sand over global warming.
As the Earth overheats, as many as 400million people in the world are now at risk of starvation because of drought and crop failure.
And Britain will face severe flooding through increased rainfall. Parts of our coastline could be washed away by rising seas.
Saving the environment is no longer a hippy ideal - it's a top priority for all of us.
It affects the air that we breathe, the food we eat and the future sustainability of the planet.
Britain is a small country but Blair has become a giant on the international stage.
He must use this status to bring pressure to bear on Bush to finally sign up to the Kyoto agreement.
Bush withdrew US support for the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which requires wealthy nations to cut greenhouse gases to 1990 levels.
He abandoned Kyoto under pressure from America's large energy corporations.
The United States has five per cent of the world's population but accounts for nearly a quarter of global emissions.
Blair and Bush must realise that to be true statesmen they need to do more than wage war. It's their duty to act now to save the planet for future generations.
As the Sioux Indians said: "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children."
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