Kyoto Accords Take Effect Today - Without the US

[Green Gaia]

An agreement to fight global warming goes into effect Wednesday in much of the world. The Kyoto treaty was ratified by 140 nations, with some notable exceptions -- the United States and Australia did not sign the treaty. Signatories are legally committed to meeting emissions targets by 2012.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4501237

 

[michel]

How do the U.S and Australian R.F Members feel about that?

 

[Jaymes]

I think I hate whoever shot down signing the treaty about now.

 

[Isis-Astoroth]

I think it is actually a crime that the US and Australia did not sign. I did a report on this for college and the reasons the two countries gave were poor, very poor, mostly based on economy, which is rubbish because the US economy could easily cope with the changes.

 

[Jaymes]

Isis: Wasting millions on the war on drugs is obviously more important than trying to reduce emissions that eat away at ozone, you silly thing. :banghead3

 

[michel]

Ah, how relieved I am; Do I need to slap myself on the wrist for not instinctively knowing your views?

 

[Feathers in Hair]

No, Michel! You never know how some people are going to react.

I agree that it's slightly more than disgusting.

 

[BUDDY]

Have any of you read the Kyoto Accord? While I agree that it is a good idea for the world to find common ground in limiting the amount of polution going into out atmosphere, I am not sure the Kyoto Accord answers all of the problems that we face. Plus, in defense of my country, right now over 150 cities are either working on or have passed their own laws and regulations regarding polution with stiff penalties for those that do not comply, which is a steo in the right direction.

 

[Yerda]

Did China sign it?

 

[BUDDY]

Ha, Imagine how global warming on the long term is going to affect those economies...

I think I hate whoever shot down signing the treaty about now.

I kind of feel out of place in here because I have a totally different view on the whole "Global Warming" issue.

www.realclimate.org

has some really good insight into alternate scientific thoughts on the subject. I had mentioned it once before, but I don't think anyone was paying attention because it seems that no one does any research other than the stuff to prove what they want to believe to be true. Give it a try and maybe you will see that things are not really as bad as some out there want you to believe. Just a thought.

 

[Green Gaia]

I think I hate whoever shot down signing the treaty about now.

That would be George Bush. If Gore was elected in 2000, he was ready to sign it. But Bush won, and backed out immediately, I guess he has more important things to plan......

 

[Green Gaia]

Have any of you read the Kyoto Accord?

Yes, I have. It's been a while, but I read through the thing.

While I agree that it is a good idea for the world to find common ground in limiting the amount of polution going into out atmosphere, I am not sure the Kyoto Accord answers all of the problems that we face.

No one ever said it was going to answer all the problems! But it's a step in the right direction that the world is taking without the world's leading emissions prodcuer!

Plus, in defense of my country, right now over 150 cities are either working on or have passed their own laws and regulations regarding polution with stiff penalties for those that do not comply, which is a steo in the right direction.

And what about the ones that are not doing anything? I can't trust this administration to do anything about those cities, we need outside help for someone concerned about something other than their bank accounts.