Doug Pensinger wrote:
> But isn't that what just happened in Bonn? They bent over backwards to
> accommodate Japan, and a liberal interpretation of the effects of CO2 sinks
> was part of the new agreement. They also reduced the target reductions by
> more than half
That's right, which is why I have hope of a new treaty that everyone actually agrees
to being drawn up.
It was too late for the US to come into Kyoto, but the Bonn agreement is much more
workable than the original Kyoto protocol.
> Oh and by the way, the reason the U.S. rep at the conference in Bonn got booed
> off the stage was that the Bush admin. had promised an alternative proposal
> and she showed up without one. World leadership at its best, eh.
And that's the sad part. One can only hope it comes soon.
