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Sir John Houghton Speaks out on Climate Change - Interview Available
LONDON, September 20 /PRNewswire/ -- In a wide ranging interview, ex-co chairman of the Scientific
Assessment for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Sir John
Houghton, lays out a compelling case for global warming whilst simultaneously
chiding the UK government for its lack of concerted action.
Sir John, who was also previously chairman of the Royal Commission on
Environmental Pollution ('92-'98) and chief executive of the Met Office
('83-'91), once famously called man-made global warming a 'weapon of mass
destruction'. Now, in an interview with http://www.gocarbonfree.com, Sir John
criticises the previous Blair government as "(demonstrating) a big disconnect
between was said and what action was taken on climate change" whilst also
stating that "the UK is near the bottom of the league in Europe with regards
to the action needed to tackle climate change."
Sir John also singles out oil giant Exxon and US coal companies as
sponsoring a concerted misinformation campaign that is "the big problem in
getting something done about climate change" whilst criticising Lord Lawson
and the House of Lords Economic Committee in the UK for "preferring to listen
to sceptics whose science is less robust".
In the 3,500 word interview, Sir John talks candidly about
solutions to man-made global warming, raising doubts about bio-fuel from corn
whilst advocating using the UK's stockpile of military plutonium for use in
nuclear power stations. Sir John additionally covers topics as wide-ranging
as carbon rationing (which is already enshrined in UK law), Peak Oil,
Hurricane Katrina and more obscure topics such as chemtrails and 2012. He
also talks about the need to create a sustainable future with the world's
nations sharing with each other, not just competing.
The interview is available at http://www.gocarbonfree.com and is
available for use on any website or printed publication on condition that the
source of the interview is attributed to http://www.gocarbonfree.com
and a link to the website is included. Exact link:
http://www.gocarbonfree.com/global_warming/green_technology/Sir_John_Houghton.html
For further information:
Please contact
Jeremy Walters
jeremy.walters@gocarbonfree.com
+44-(0)-7931-381209
