Friday, December 07, 2007

wouldn't it make more sense for everyone to just work together?

China: US should take lead on climate

BALI, Indonesia - China said Friday it will not consider mandatory cuts on greenhouse gases, saying the United States and other industrialized countries should take the lead in fighting climate change by embracing a less-extravagant lifestyle.

China, which some believed has surpassed the United States as the world's top emitter of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases, also questioned the fairness of binding cuts when its per capita emissions are about one-sixth of those by the U.S.

It also noted that it's only been pumping pollutants into the atmosphere for the last few decades, whereas the West has done so for much longer.


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I know - i'm asking a silly question, but you would think that the idiotic leaders would want to work together to save the planet rather than playing some silly game of who should do what first. But, unfortunately, it seems to be a rarity when a leader wants to work for the benefit of the people...