Has there ever been a more self-absorbed, malevolent and dangerous society than the United States? Despite living better than any society in history (and perhaps because of this), their current leadership refuses to address climate change. This has stymied the action of the rest of the international community that bear the costs but not the benefits of profligate energy use. Shame on the U.S.

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The international community must find “a different way forward” to tackle climate change because the US will not change its mind over the Kyoto protocol, Tony Blair said today.