Bush rejects Kyoto-style G8 deal

[Sean]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4647383.stm

President George W Bush has ruled out US backing for any Kyoto-style deal on climate change at the G8 summit. Speaking to British broadcaster ITV, he said he would instead be talking to fellow leaders about new technologies as a way of tackling global warming. But he conceded that the issue was one "we've got to deal with" and said human activity was "to some extent" to blame. Tony Blair is hoping for agreements on climate change and Africa when he hosts the summit in Scotland this week. Mr Bush said he would resist measures that were similar to the 1997 UN Kyoto protocol, involving legally binding reduction on carbon emissions, that Washington never ratified.

I personally tend to agree that it would be foolish for a developed economy like the US to comply with something like this is countries such as China, who are becoming economic powers, are able to emit more pollution (remain more competitive). I know we had our time of economic boom while developing, but it still is not a rational choice in my opinion.

[MerlinsByte]

I too am against any Kyoto-style agreement and think that it is lop sided, and will be ineffective. It will be effective against our economy while enriching others.

MB

[oranged]

He's making the EU even angrier. Maybe because if Global warmin happens everywhere else, europe get's an ice-age. When the life of the entire planet is on the line, WHO CARES ABOUT ECONAMY!?!?

[Mr.Vicchio]

Quote by: oranged He's making the EU even angrier. Maybe because if Global warmin happens everywhere else, europe get's an ice-age. When the life of the entire planet is on the line, WHO CARES ABOUT ECONAMY!?!?

Maybe, waht if...

Do you realize the Kyoto Accords would stall about a 0.5 Degree Celsius increase in temperature, and oh.. China, a large manufacturing and developing nation... would be free to pollute without penalty. Kyoto is bunk. Go read Michael Crichton's State of Fear, good read might enlighten you to some of the truths you seem to have not learned.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...379676-1964812

[belverron]

What do I care if humanity fries a few generations down the line? I'll be long gone.

[Mr.Vicchio]

Quote by: belverron What do I care if humanity fries a few generations down the line? I'll be long gone.

If humanity doesn't actually do anything to solve the problem just plays a shell game over the issue would you care then?

[MerlinsByte]

He's making the EU even angrier. Maybe because if Global warmin happens everywhere else, europe get's an ice-age. When the life of the entire planet is on the line, WHO CARES ABOUT ECONAMY!?!?

If global warming is a man made event (its not I suspect, it’s a natural cycle influenced by gig tons of methane and other natural greenhouse gasses being released as well as solar activity and natural events), I would remain against any agreement that didn’t include the developing nations as an equal to the USA. I care about the economy of the USA and don’t want to be paying 50$ for a gallon of clean burning fossil fuel because we agreed to a bad deal.