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BALI: The US does not want to sign ... and for good reason




by jean63 » 06/12/07, 15:42

They are the last developed countries (China and India do not count yet) not to have signed the Kyoto protocol and still refuse to sign an agreement to reduce their emissions. It is to believe that they want to destroy the planet !!!

In fact the whole country was built on the use of cheap energy; everything is oversized there.

When we see a 4X4 Hummer or their huge trucks which are otherwise superb (I often see them because there is an importer of US vehicles in the city near my home), we understand that they live in another "world ", unfortunately for us they are on the same planet.

But what will Al Gore say, who also consumes phenomenal amounts of energy in his house (rather his castle). I already talked about it here in econology ........ to look for.

NUSA DUA (AFP) - 06/12/07 13:41

Climate: the USA under increasing pressure in Bali

The United States was even more isolated Thursday at the Bali climate conference after Australian officials expressed support for ambitious reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The world's leading contributor to global warming has remained anchored in its opposition to any binding multilateral agreement on emissions.

"Our position remains unchanged," said Harlan Watson, head of the US delegation to discussions taking place in the Indonesian island to outline the contours of a post-2012 comprehensive climate policy.

He added that he was not influenced by a US Senate committee's proposal Wednesday for increased measures to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

The only international tool to limit global overheating is the Kyoto Protocol and the United States remains the only developed country not to have ratified this text since Australia did so last Monday.
Carried away in a virtuous dynamic, Australian officials announced Thursday "support" the recommendations of international experts on climate change (IPCC) for reductions of 25 to 40% of GHG emissions by 2020 for developed countries.

We "fully support" these objectives, a member of the Australian delegation in Bali told AFP. Other Australian officials made similar statements to Australian newspapers on Wednesday.

These figures are close to the commitments of the European Union, which is seen as a "good student" among rich nations. The EU has pledged to reduce its GHG emissions by 20% by 2020, or even by 30% if other industrialized countries commit.

But the new Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd gave the impression of then backtracking.

"(Countries) have indicated that they do not necessarily accept these targets, nor do they accept binding targets for them," Rudd told Brisbane. "This is also the position of the Australian government."

The executive secretary of the UN Climate Convention, Yvo de Boer, for his part noted the gap in positions between American parliamentarians and their government.

"There are obviously significant differences between the positions taken by a number of senators and members of (US) Congress and those of the White House," he told reporters.

An American NGO presented a report Thursday on dizzying emissions from American states.

According to the National Environment Trust (NET), Texas alone (23,7 million inhabitants) pollutes more than 116 developing countries, totaling more than a billion people.

Wyoming, the least densely populated US state with 510.000 residents, emits more CO2 than 69 developing countries combined, totaling 357 million people, according to this study.

"On the subject of emissions targets, it is clear to everyone that industrialized countries will have to continue to keep the lead (in the efforts)", continued Mr de Boer.

"All governments (having ratified Kyoto) have realized that industrialized countries must reduce their emissions by 25 to 40% by 2020".


But why the Australians signed: it is because the people became aware of the risks of a warming following a drought which caused a dizzying fall in the production of cereals and even a shortage of drinking water in certain places. .... and they made it known in the last election.

They have a lot of minerals and generate their electricity mainly from coal (I learned this recently from a TV report), the commodity lobbies are very powerful there and they have an "American" way of life.
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