Crist to visit UK in July for climate change talks

Florida Governor Charlie Crist addressed a meeting of British Western Hemisphere diplomats in Miami today.

“I am grateful for the strong ties between Florida and the United Kingdom,” Governor Crist said. “Their commitment to Florida’s climate change initiatives and tourism industry makes them great friend to our state.  I am proud that Florida is truly the Gateway to the Americas for the rest of the world.”

Governor Crist spoke about the strong economic and personal ties between the United Kingdom and Florida, highlighting the United Kingdom’s commitment to lowering greenhouse-gas emissions. Last July, Governor Crist and the United Kingdom Special Representative for Climate Change John Ashton signed a Florida-U.K. cooperative agreement on the development of alternative energies and the reduction of greenhouse-gas emissions at the Florida Summit on Global Climate Change.

Crist will lead a business investment and trade mission to the United Kingdom this July, focusing on aerospace and aviation, as well as climate change and alternative fuels.

- David Adams