Lead the way and win the rewards

Much of the UK’s drive against global warming is derived from EU Directives and other less formalised initiatives, so a review of the latest developments to come out of Strasburg should suggest what the next steps are likely to be. Jeff Whiting, Energy Spokesman for Mitsubishi Electric, shows that recent developments mean the EU will lead the way on climate change and reap major benefits. 

We will only combat climate change by paying attention to both the big picture and the fine details. The ‘fine details’ is everyone doing their bit, at home and at work and encouraging others to come on side too. The ‘big picture’ is developing a government policy that will work on national and international levels.

The EU often gets bad press – the straight banana syndrome - but we should acknowledge that it has a massive role to play in climate change because it is the only body that can pull together 25 national governments and give them a common direction.