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Originally Posted by connyosis
What are you? A bunch of babies?
"Those countries pollute, we should be able too as well!"
Why not be a role model and do your part? If more and more countries join in, in the long run it will be better for everyone. People has to stop thinking short term...
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It is not a matter of being "a bunch of babies", it is the matter of very real economic impact on those implimenting such standards.
In other words, China and India would be allowed the economic benefits of NOT curbing their emmissions while the United States would pay the cost of controlling theirs.
The treaty isn't a level playing field as it stands.