Asia forum soundbites

My wife called me last night to ask: How severe is the drought in Southwest China? Why did she call? Climate change matters. Because drought (in China) may affect the food prices in TESCO (a supermarket in the UK).

Nick Nuttall, Spokesperson to UNEP Executive Director

The (Copenhagen) failure presents us with a huge challenge, an opportunity, even. Here in Asia we must now wrest the initiative: Where do we go from here? We should no longer be sidelined as observers, but take the lead in preserving our environment.