Rwanda: Environment - Keep It Real (Page 1 of 1)

The effects of climate change on health are hypothetical. What is certain is that schemes for "preventing" climate change will be very expensive.

A new global treaty to "stabilise" the climate at today's temperatures would cost a total of US$18-20 trillion--or 45% of the world's current annual economic output.

Restraining economic growth with the hope of staving off hypothetical environmental threats to humanity will reduce our ability to deal with today's real environmental health problems.

If this agenda is forced on Africa, there will no money left to create the clean water and power networks needed fight the real killers.

Ministers must stick to the basics in Libreville and save their people from real and immediate threats.