Why shouldnt the Un sanction countries that pollute?

Answer 1

Countries following the Kyoto Protocol are encouraged to pollute in order to control CO2 emissions. For instance, toxic mercury light bulbs and other florescent material replacing the light bulb. Releasing of poisonous HFC-23 into the atmosphere is encouraged to prevent the release of natural CO2.

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/green/story/0,,2093850,00.html

The focus is not on pollution but on CO2. A better understanding of the ramifications on CO2 models on the economy and how big oil companies profit (by increasing value of energy which will be made harder to acquire and therefore making carbon credits higher in demand and energy even more expensive) and the solutions to the CO2 problem and the danger of those solutions will have to be investigated.

I'm hoping there will be more renegades out there doing their own research and not trusting international political organizations, multinational corporations, and politically driven research for all their answers. The focus has been on CO2 emissions, not the environment. Try and find out why this is the case.

Answer 2

Personally I think there should be more incentives available to encourage countries not to pollute. Rather than punishing them for polluting, reward them for not polluting. No-one whether they're an individual, corporation or country likes to be punished but everyone likes to be rewarded.

There's also the problem that the some countries hold more sway in the UN than others and it could then be perceived, or it could be an actuality, that the powerful players are dictating to the lesser players.

Some countries are in a much better position to cut pollution. Europe has managed this in recent years and has rapidly grown it's economy at the same time. However, China for example, can only expand it's economy if it continues to pollute - it needs to expand it's economy to afford the alternatives.

There are other complicated political and economic reasons why legislation may not be the best way forward. My own preference is that we develop the technologies that remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. In so doing everyone benefits, people and countries can continue as they are, lifestyles, businesses and economies are unaffected (bar the cost of such schemes which needn't be more than $1 per person).

Global warming and climate change are serious problems, I beleive that if we start introducing punitive measures it will lead to hardship and resentment with people and countries taking a stance against the issues of climate change.

Answer 3

Well for one, The United Nation is a toothless clawless tiger. With out the United States they can't fart.

Second, Ok let sanction countries that pollute, who is going to be on the NOT sanctioned list. Get real.

Answer 4

Because the biggest polluters are still the developed countries which are the biggest financial contributors to the UN !!!!

Answer 5

UN sanctions are the most productive actions in the history of mankind...


...right.

Answer 6

there will be no use . the countries should be counselled for this.they will pollute more if we sanction them.

Answer 7

Let me turn this question around:

Why should we trust the UN to do anything constructive?