The U.S. energy secretary says global warming is proceeding more quickly than originally predicted.
The U.S. Senate confirmed several of his appointments, including Steven Chu as energy secretary and Tom Vilsack for agriculture.
Mooted candidates include David Miliband, the foreign secretary, and his brother Ed, the energy secretary, scions of the north London cognoscenti with a tendency to speak in abstract nouns.
Even Ed Miliband, the Labour Party leader and former energy secretary, who is closer to the green movement than perhaps any other senior politician, has not made the environment a big theme.
Siebel has recruited a blue chip board, including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former energy secretary Spencer Abraham.
He said, applauding the recognition of Steven Chu, US energy secretary, that the private sector holds the key.
Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, is also expected to give a draft "justification" statement explaining there is a national need for new nuclear stations.
Steven Chu, the energy secretary, wouldn't be called away from his efforts to limit climate change.
In a fit of enthusiasm a few years ago Steven Chu, now America's energy secretary, floated the idea of a global glucose economy to replace oil.
The energy secretary is slightly to the left of his brother, David, the foreign secretary, and well to the left of Blairites such as Lord Mandelson, the first secretary of state.
The energy secretary will present the strategy tomorrow afternoon.
Chris Huhne, the energy secretary, says he wants to put an end to 25 years of dithering over the country's energy investment.
Police are to investigate claims that Chris Huhne, the energy secretary, asked another person to take penalty points he incurred for a motoring misdemeanor in 2003 (a criminal offence, if true).
