Will China be the first to ante up on a carbon emmissions tax?

Question

To pay for this
http://flatrock.org.nz/topics/environment/assets/chinas_pollution.jpg

And this

http://cerul.dyndns.org:8080/albums/china/pollution.sized.jpg

and this

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/Images/echinasea_sea_2004296.jpg

and this

http://uk.geocities.com/airpollutionhk2002/factory.jpg

Al can go talk to them first and bring back a big fat check before I send in my payment.

Answer 1

They don't need to . They are not an Annex-I or Annex-II country, so they have no obligations under the Kyoto Protocol.

Answer 2

they should. they create the most gas emissions in the world