President Klaus criticises G8 emissions deal

President Vaclav Klaus has criticised the G8 group's recent decision to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Writing in Czech daily Mlada fronta Dnes, Mr Klaus asked the leaders of the world's seven most developed countries and Russia if they had any idea how they were going to secure their stated goals regarding greenhouse gases and if they had the right to be interfering in billions of people's lives in fifty year's time long after their mandate had expired. President Klaus, who is notoriously sceptical about climate change, reiterated his belief that there is no scientific evidence proving that human activity was responsible for global warming. He also said that the "green" movement by forcing politicians to hinder spontaneous economic development was more of a global danger at present than climate change.