The Democrats have been leading the way and now, even Republicans are calling for change and asking Bush to step up and join our allies in combating climate change. Our traditional friends are already there, waiting for the US. China and India surely need to address this also but since when does US policy depend on what China and India are doing or not doing? Does the idea of leadership through example still register in the White House? If Bush wants to show leadership, this is his opportunity to do so. Besides making sense and doing the right thing for the future, joining our allies (and numerous US states) now will make it easier for US businesses to take the lead.
With the approach of the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany, in June, we are writing to urge constructive engagement by the United States in the development of a joint communiqué on the issue of climate change. Chancellor Merkel, current President of the G8 and host of the Summit, has proposed a set of principles to guide the development of an effective multilateral response to global warming. We believe your support for a clear consensus on those principles could advance the interests of the United States and could open the door to the meaningful participation of developing nations in a global solution to this global problem.Read the rest of the letter here. If Bush doesn't want to listen to the rest of the world, perhaps he will listen to Americans, both Democrats and Republicans.
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