Is Blair trying to cash in on climate change?: Ex-PM arrives at summit to urge greenhouse gas deal

Daily Mail – Tony Blair turned up in Copenhagen yesterday to preach to world leaders about the dangers of climate change. In a speech – which the former Prime Minister insists he did for free – he said it would be ‘grossly irresponsible’ not to sign a deal curbing global emissions of greenhouse gases. But his appearance will raise suspicions that he is planning to cash in on global warming.  It comes just weeks after he registered the internet name ‘Low Carbon Capital Fund’ – thought to be a way of making money out of the demand for green technology. The speech came at the launch of a report from Mr Blair and the international lobby organisation The Climate Group. The group – which works with more than 50 international companies, including BP, Coca-Cola and Nestle - supports the idea of issuing bonds to green-minded investors. Earlier this month, it emerged that Mr Blair had been paid thousands of pounds to endorse a fossil fuel power plant owned by an Azerbaijan oligarch.The former PM is thought to have earned £15million since leaving office. Read Article

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