No emotion. This is not one of the bugbears of liberalism is to blame for global warming through its thug (neo) liberalism. On the contrary and therefore should be very grateful now that he just turned 30 years arrival to power, Margaret Thatcher introduced in the global political concern about climate change . As you may suspect it did for the sheer love of Mother Gaia. Mrs Thatcher needed to strengthen its policy of economic change by reducing dependence on fossil fuels (especially coal miners whose unions definitely beat) to, by the way, to encourage energy nuclear-arms agenda. Such changes could not be achieved without a new discourse that would help, at the time, the empire to regain the political hegemony of the past.
What was that speech ? Nothing more, nothing less than the climate change.
base was given to the success of the campaign for the ozone layer and the development of environmentalism: the industry (which immediately yielded ban of CFC's) and civil society (environmental movements) were a powerful medium. Just missing the entrance to the majors to complete the triad. With his background in science (he had a degree in Chemistry) Margaret Thatcher became the perfect figure to promote this new geopolitics of content (at least in appearance) scientist. Who influenced so that the then Prime Minister take this program could well be considered the father of the monster : the political Nobleman environmentalist, former British ambassador to the UN and president of the Royal Society, Sir Crispin Tickell .
- The full story here .
- A summary in English that includes an overview of the process leading to the completion of draft Sir Tickell, IPCC.
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