And why?
2006-10-02 00:12:28 · 6 answers · asked by chris g 2 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
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A damn sight less than it would if the Damn Americans - by far the biggest producers of greenhouse gasses globally - would pull their fingers out and sign the damn thing. Until then it's a crippled agreement, with the people least important (i.e. lesser offenders) ignoring the 'elephant in the room' that is the USA's failure to act. But then G.W. Bush is all about the money, as usual. Short sighted bumbling fool that he is.
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2006-10-02 00:20:48 · answer #1 · answered by V 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How can it help when not everyone (ahem) gets onboard?
I was in Knoxville this Spring and I was never so sick in my life. I had a virus to start with, but when I got to Tennessee I could hardly breathe after a day or so. Good thing I brought my son's puffers with me (for him) because I needed them too just to breathe. Some woman said everyone there suffers from breathing problems because of the open spaces and mountains and water but mostly because of the pollution from the manufacturing factories in the area, it just settles in the "valleys" there. As soon as I got home within 24 hours I was much, much better, so I know it was the air.
They say 4 out of 5 kids will be sick because of our TOXIC AIR during their lifetime. Right now almost half the kids develop asthma to some degree. The west is the most SICK of all populations in the world. That ought to tell you something right there.
Not surprised in the least that the US government couldn't care less about KYOTO....it goes in accordance with how they feel about everything else when it comes to the American (and other) people (of the world.) Corporations rule and fuel the government there and they don't care about clean air. Right now they only care about securing oil to pay for the enormous debt it's incurred due to it's foolish invasion of the middle east.
Respect for the UN has been lost in the process of war etc. and they have no clout anymore which is sad because developing countries need intervention too to ensure they get on board and do things to protect the environment too. There's only one air bubble on this planet and it belongs to us all.
2006-10-02 07:31:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not a great deal
- its a difficult thing to sell to the developed world (not many politicans would get elected on a platform of lets crucify our industry and lifestyle).
-the kyoto protocol didnt forsee the rapid rise of India and especailly China and hasnt helped with those countries development of fossil fuel power stations and enrgry consumption
- its a classical political fudge, its bad news so lets go a little way to ameloriating the problem, but not the whole hog, lets pretend the cost is small, lets pretned the imapct is low, but we cant do anything effectivley at UN level
- in any event its arguable that it wa already too late.
2006-10-02 07:24:36 · answer #3 · answered by Mark J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its just another excuse for world leaders to meet and and have a freebie trip on the Tax payers.. forget about it - enjoy your life and dont worry about silly enviroment issues that are never going to be solved..
2006-10-02 07:54:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not usually this flippant but - it does help to a certain extent but as the single biggest polluter on the planet (yes, you guessed it, America) refuses to sign it, not as much as it could do.
2006-10-02 07:18:33 · answer #5 · answered by nert 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a piece of signed paper will never solve the environmental issue that we are facing today
2006-10-02 07:45:50 · answer #6 · answered by Adz 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋