2006-12-29 00:34:42 · 11 answers · asked by Sufyan S 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Nothing is going to work until people learn to get along, and instead of war, put the funds into technology....
personnally the world needs a science coalition (college), and each country should do their part in funding new technologies so we can get off this oil kick.
Oh, but that just sounds to easy.
2006-12-29 00:44:24 · answer #1 · answered by AD 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It was a totally ineffectual agreement that had nothing to do with really controlling world polluters. Rather it was written specifically to target and hurt America. Yet, America's pollution rates have pretty much stabilized.
China and India are BIG polluters and were not held accountable in this treaty. China alone contributes about 25% of the world's pollution and the trend is precipitously growing. They rely heavily on the most polluting types of energy sources. They are putting about 3 million new cars on the road EVERY YEAR. And yet they were not signatories on Kyoto.
Given all that, explain to me how that agreement was worth the paper it was written on?
2006-12-29 00:43:52 · answer #2 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
http://www.terradaily.com/news/Australia_Warns_No_Silver_Bullet_At_Climate_Meet.html
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/aug2005/2005-08-09-09.asp#anchor7
http://www.ameinfo.com/65178.html
Just go onto the internet and type in "World's Largest Polluters" and you get pages and pages of links, listing reasons WHY the United States won't sign Kyoto agreements (or even Kyoto LIKE agreements). I have given you just three of them above.
What it actually boils down to is--big business has the U.S. government by the short hairs. So what is bad for big business is bad for the American government.
Unfortunately, it is JUST that simple.
2006-12-29 01:27:52 · answer #3 · answered by peaceinmytime 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well we arent the only country polluting the world China is as well as India they also have large populations as well. If you want to go somewhere where there is a lot of CO2 in the air go to some of the main cities in Japan you will be choking on smog.
2006-12-29 00:56:56 · answer #4 · answered by . 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't realize Kyoto was considered an 'argument'; I think it's widely regarded as the embodiment of settled faith to be adhered to.
Of course, it's just totalitarian BS that will kill millions in the name of saving millions.
2006-12-29 01:28:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody really wants to. All this talk of environmental protection sounds great in a political speach, but it would get the people who pay taxes (businesses) and make energy for our country a little bit upset, so it's not practical. May I even suggest a under-developed country with two choices, one to go environmentally-friendly, or the other, to build factories, power plants, and get up to speed with modern economy?
2006-12-29 00:38:56 · answer #6 · answered by Nick C 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because it was only a rue to bilk America out of money to pay for everything. China didn't sign it and they are the worst offenders of all, and have no plans to address it either.
2006-12-29 00:43:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
We like having industry.
2006-12-29 00:45:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because the U.S. politicians are in the pockets of special interest groups and big business.
2006-12-29 00:46:30 · answer #9 · answered by Kerry R 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
because USA technically is a dirty bastard emitting 25% of the world CO2 into the environment.
2006-12-29 00:38:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋