There is good evidence that last year's European heat wave was influenced by global warming. It resulted in 26,000 premature deaths and cost $13.5bn.

The blunt truth about the politics of climate change is that no country will want to sacrifice its economy in order to meet this challenge.

Today the impulse towards interdependence is immeasurably greater. We are witnessing the beginnings of a new doctrine of international community.

There are unquestionably links between al-Qaida and Iraq.

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.

I have absolutely no doubt at all that we will find evidence of weapons of mass destruction programmes.

There is good evidence that last year's European heat wave was influenced by global warming. It resulted in 26,000 premature deaths and cost $13.5bn.