Expert View: We’re on a different planet in fighting global warming

Environmental policy used to be the province of the beard and sandal brigade. Today the suits have to pay attention.

Climate change has become a big issue, and the UK is using its presidency of the G8 to move it even further up the political and business agenda. The long-term aim is the strict implementation of the “polluter pays” principle, as applied to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. There is now a price attached to these: in future, energy users will have to pay for every ton of CO2 they release into the atmosphere.

The Independent