US must not ignore global warming

AS leaders of the world’s richest nations meet around the table at the G8 summit today, the major issue on the agenda will be poverty in Africa.

But that question is inextricably linked with other issues of no less importance, namely fair trade and global warming.

It remains to be seen how much if any progress there will be on these contentious matters. For EU leaders trade is a political hot potato while America has yet to face up to the reality of climate change.