Political battle for the green crown
There isn't a single political party in the land that doesn't claim to be the greenest of them all.
Gordon Brown and David Cameron are currently giving us a glimpse of future election battles by delivering rival speeches on the environment and climate change.
Mr Brown is suggesting that the way forward is for leaders like him to broker big international agreements to affect real, significant changes in global behaviour.
That is being underlined by the prime minister who is pointing to the recent EU deal for targets on renewable energy as a clear example of how successful international deals are the way to go.
Mr Cameron is suggesting increased taxes on air travel to penalise bad environmental behaviour - a symbol of just how serious he wants to be seen on the issue.
The Lib Dems, meanwhile, can point to their past policies to claim they were there first with their suggestion of green taxes, counter-balanced by reductions in other taxes.
Sir Menzies Campbell's party will be keen not to lose their advantage in the battle for green supremacy, just as the issue appears to grow in importance among the electorate.
With the three big parties battling to occupy more or less the same political middle ground, they are all now keen to claim the environment - a subject that shows a party has heart - as their own.
Anyone examining all this - and some opinion polls suggest the environment has rocketed up voters' agenda - might be forgiven for thinking the next general election will be fought on the single issue of the environment.
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