The world gave a rousing cheer today following the announcement that the G8 has agreed to give some thought to adding a 50% cut in carbon emissions to their wish list by 2050, if every other country on Earth agrees.
The statement is being greeted by environmentalists as another encouraging step forwards, after last year’s declaration that “something really ought to be done about it by somebody, preferably the Chinese and the Indians.”
“The world is safe at last,” said leading environmental campaigner Starchild Moonflower, from underneath a pile of Japanese policemen. “My work here is done.”
Some hardliners, however, pointed out that by 2050 the Earth will be an uninhabitable, searing hell, and suggested that now might be a better time to think about maybe doing something or other to prevent a runaway greenhouse effect.
George Bush, however, poured scorn on the doomsayers. “I hear it’s raining again in Britland,” he said. “What more proof do you need that global warming isn’t happening yet? OK, so it might be a reality by the year 2050, but by then I sure won’t be around to see it - and neither will the rest of us.”
He was then struck by a huge tsunami, before being swept up into the sky by a giant twister that sprang up from an enraged Mother Earth.
Gordon Brown took up the argument, saying that climate change was such a complex issue that he would only be able to devote his attention to it when he had plenty of free time.
“Everyone should have a hobby or interest to keep them occupied in their retirement,” he said. “I shall be making plans the moment I get back to Britain.”
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