Why don’t developing countries support the Kyoto Protocol?

Question

Such as the United States and Russia?

Answer 1

According to President Bush it would "harm US economic interests"...

BTW - the USA is usually considered a "developed", not a "developing" country, but you could probably argue for both :)

Answer 2

The United states is not a developing country. But to answer your question, developing countries do not support Kyoto because it would slow or stop their economic development.

Answer 3

because developing countries wouldn't be able to develop, to catch up to the 1st world countries that currently have the resources.

Also because its too cost prohibitive, for too little gain. the overall impact would be less than 1% of change in CO2 emmisions.

the Kyoto Accord is a joke. way too expensive, keeps developing countries as third world countries, and little or no impact on global warming (which is a naturally occurring phenomenon anyways, that we can't control).

Answer 4

Those countries you listed are not developING countries, they are developED countries. And Russia HAS ratified it.

But I suppose you really are just complaining that the U.S. has not ratified it, like so many people on this forum are doing.

The U.S. has not ratified it because it would be required to pay billions of dollars to other, less developed countries. As if the U.S. didn't already send billions of dollars to other countries!

Answer 5

Primarily the cost of implementing it. Throw China and Brazil in there also.

Answer 6

Do u think we could cut our fuel consumption by 40% . Could u cut your food by 40%.

Answer 7

BECAUSE THEIR ECONOMY WILL GO DOWN...THEN THEY WONT BE ABLE TO TRANSFER INDUSTRIAL ZONE TO CHINA....