Hopes Soar in Europe. By James Kanter, NYTimes, November 5, 2008. "Hopes soared in Europe on Wednesday for renewed momentum toward global cooperation on climate change following the election of Barack Obama as the next president of the United States. The European Union has been alone in setting up an international greenhouse gas emissions trading system after President George W. Bush declined to ratify the Kyoto climate treaty early in the decade. The E.U. also has found itself at odds with the United States on other climate policies, including how to regulate emissions from airlines. Early on Wednesday, Hans-Gert Pöttering, the president of the European Parliament, welcomed the opportunity for a fresh start for transatlantic relations and he highlighted green issues, saying he hoped the two sides now would work 'together in effective partnership on many of the global issues facing decision-makers in our both continents, for example climate change.' Mr. Pöttering also invited Mr. Obama to give a speech at the European Parliament next spring. That would be the first time a U.S. president addressed the European Parliament since Ronald Reagan spoke in Strasbourg in 1985."
2008-11-05
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