At 02:10 PM 8/1/01 +0200 Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLBD/BGM/SVM/SGM wrote:
>> >Oh really? So exactly what did 180+ nations think they were agreeing
>> >to?
>>
>> They were agreeing to a Treaty that only comes into effect if either:
>> 1) The US agrees to it to.
>> 2) Japan and most of the rest of the world agrees to it to.
>
>Oh? Since when do countries need the approval of the US (or Japan) before
>they can sign a treaty? AFAIK, countries are sovereign nations, allowed to
>make their own decisions. If a number of countries get together and decide
>that they will try to reduce their CO2 emissions by a certain percentage,
>why would they need the approval of other countries?
Come on Jeroen, do you *really* know so little about this issue?
The Kyoto Treaty explicitly says that these sovereign nations will only
consider themseleves bound by the Treaty unless #1 or #2 happens.
Its a brilliant ploy, really, since the Europeans know that #1 isn't going
to happen, and #2 in all likelihood won't either, they get to take all of
the credit, and none of the responsibility.
JDG
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