How can the US be forced to sign the Kyoto treaty and get with the programme to curb global pollution?

Answer 1

Unfortunately the US is not quick to sign anything that does not favor us. The fact that we industrialized so long ago and to such a high degree means that the vast majority of our infrastructure is aging. It was all made before global warming and greenhouse gas was anything anyone knew about. Some smaller newly industrialized nations have the advantage of using newer technology to build better cleaner systems to do the same work that ours does. While we are DEFINITLEY lagging behind most other countries in cleaning up our industrial waste, you have to understand the scale of the project you are talking about. It is a process that is under way. Any NEW buildings going up must meet or exceed newer regulations. The problem is that all of our EXISTING infrastructure still abides by the old rules and the cost of upgrading them to meet current regulations is cost prohibitive. It would be cheaper to just build new stuff and dismantle the old stuff.....but cheaper is not cheap. It is still a multi-billion dollar project that is not going to happen fast. The US is not going to guarantee we can do it in 10 or 20 years because we cant and that is why we wont sign a treaty saying we will. Our industry is all private and we cannot force companies to build new facilities without risking them closing altogether. The Kyoto treaty is a great move for the WORLD but a bad business move for the US and since other than oil we really dont rely on anyone for anything there is nothing that we can be forced or even pressured to do against our will.

Answer 2

The Keyoto Treaty is not a very good plan to curb polution. First and foremost, the Keyoto Treaty sets up a credit system where nations are given credits. A credit is equal to a certain amount of tons of polution. Now, if a nation has more credits than polution they produce, then they can sell them to other nations who produce more polution. Virtually, what will happen is the industrial powers will buy up all the credits from smaller countries who are becoming industrial; thus, producing way more polution in industrial nations than they are producing now and forcing smaller countries who are developing industrially out of the competition.

Answer 3

curiously that's because of the fact our top Minister would not have self assurance Kyoto would be efficient, would not have self assurance that's hassle-free for Australia as a rustic extra often than not run on coal (besides the actuality that the contract does take that into attention), would not have self assurance in placing goals for carbon emissions and he claims that ratifying the contract might value jobs. I certainly do no longer agree together with his determination, yet fortuitously we are having an election quickly so John Howard's reign of terror is optimistically coming to an end. opposition chief Kevin Rudd is in finished help of the Kyoto Protocol.

Answer 4

The Kyoto treaty has two major flaws (assuming that its even needed):
1) It exempts under-industrialized nations, which are notoriously worse polluters than industrialized nations.

2) The countries who have signed it so far aren't even keeping the pact, so why even bother?

Answer 5

Kyoto is a bad, poorly devised plan that seeks to advance "developing" countries (including China!) while hindering the US and other western nations. It has nothing to do with global warming at its core.

Thank God that back when it was first introduced in our Senate all 100 Senators, Republicans and Democrats, voted against it.

Answer 6

Clinton signed the Kyoto Treaty, Congress rejected it.

Answer 7

Dude, the Kyoto protocol doesn't even curb global pollution, even countries that signed it aren't following it. It's a useless idea.

Answer 8

There is global change but a natural one not a man made one. There's been climate change since the beginning of time. Don't listen to these politicians who mouth off about the world heating up. it's another conspiracy theory, another way of taxing our hard earned money.
I think I better cool off.

Answer 9

Why would you need to force the US to sign a treaty that they already signed 8.5 years ago? Seems redundant.

Answer 10

People power the American people are coming round to the dangers of global warming, just look at Arnie who's leading the way. It won't be long before the rest of the US politicians jump on the bandwagon and realise it's politically good news to care about the environment.

It may take a while but the US will drag itself into line...,,,