UK's Stern Toasts Bush Departure At Poznan Talks: "Goodbye, George" Elicits Shouts Of "Hear, Hear!"

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"I don't know how to put this," top climate economist Nicholas Stern said mischievously at a dinner for businessmen and environmentalists, where he commented on Obama's election.

"Relative to his prehistoric predecessor, it is something which we should celebrate," he said, provoking loud cheers as he raised a wine glass to make a toast. "Goodbye, George!", he called out, amid cries of "Hear! Hear!"

South African Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk sighed at the legacy of Bush's two terms. "It was a very difficult eight years. It was a disaster for climate change," he told AFP.

Even Ban Ki-moon, the ever-diplomatic UN chief, offered a veiled reproach when asked to comment on the performance of US federal climate policies. "They should have done more proactively, by joining the Kyoto Protocol," he said.

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http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/International/Disdain-for-Bush-on-climate-change-2580.html

[midnight]

1. Many are embracing the new president. It is

not going to be that easy for the five million orphans or the other family's that have been blown apart by George's foreign policies.