Britain trails China in dash to low-carbon economy, warns Tim Yeo | World news | The Guardian

Tim Yeo, the chairman of the Commons energy and climate change select committee, says China may deliberately be acting the "bad guy" to divert attention from preparations for a low carbon economy.
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Yeo, an environment minister in John Major's government, warns in his book that parts of the world will become inhospitable for people alive today unless tough action is taken soon.

Britain must be prepared to embark on radical steps, such as the introduction of personal carbon trading, if it is to play a leading role in combating climate change. Under his plan, people would be given a carbon credit that would allow them to make, for example, one transatlantic and one short haul flight a year. People who fly more than that would have to buy carbon credits on the equivalent of a credit card.