On Monday, September 24, in anticipation of the world's largest greenhouse emitting countries meeting in Washington, DC, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called on U.S. President Bush to embrace mandatory national and international limits on the pollution causing global warming. The letter indicates that the Administration's voluntary approach "cannot succeed in starving off catastrophic climate change impacts."
President Bush will meet with world leaders this Thursday (9/27) and Friday (9/28) to discuss roles in combating climate change.