Tony Blair: How California's Green Economy = Green Jobs

http://www.eco-rescue.info Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair says the crisis of climate change offers a unique opportunity to create a green global economy with good jobs. See below for Blair's verbatim answer. http://www.eco-rescue.com LOS ANGELES, California, October 2, 2009 (ENS) - At the Governors' Global Climate Summit today, 30 governors, premiers, mayors and senior officials from around the world and the United Nations declared that workable solutions to global warming exist and they want a strong climate deal to emerge from negotiations in Copenhagen this December. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who convened this second annual summit of subnational leaders, said, "Addressing the problems caused by climate change is the greatest environmental challenge of our time." "We have deepened our partnerships and renewed our commitment to work collaboratively to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create a cleaner planet and stronger economy for the next generation. In signing this declaration we are sending a powerful message to the national leaders negotiating the next global climate agreement that we are ready for action," said Schwarzenegger. "The time to act is now." The participants agreed to work together to pursue clean transportation and mobility, support national climate change legislation, include forests in climate policy development, acknowledge the need for adaptation efforts, and recognize the role of subnational governments in the discussions on the next global climate agreement. In December 2009, world leaders are expected to meet in Copenhagen and agree on a treaty to limit greenhouse gases that will take over when the Kyoto Protocol expires at the end of 2102. Tony Blair: " I mean look at whats happening here in CA today. :03 you know, you've got a huge boost to the economy happening through people working in the green technology sphere. So my view of this is without business, forget it. Business is a vital part of the solution to this."