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Originally Posted by highthief
As over 140 countries, last i checked, had ratified Kyoto, I'd say that accounts for most of the "rest of world".
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When I said the rest of the world, I was not refering to nations, but people, and not so much people, but scientists.
But you bring up a good point. With 140 countries signing on, the US would have had to pay 2/3 of the Global cost. That is $517 billion. In addition, we would be giving other countries billions in dollars in return for emissions permits. The idea is insane. There is no way the US is going to spend that kind of money for such meaningless results.
Even if excess CO2 was causing global warming, the Kyoto Treaty would not be an effective way to combat it.
The Kyoto Treaty is a scam. People who don't know anything about it assume the US (and that cowboy Bush) are diplomatic retards. The reality is it is completely counter to the US interests. THAT is why we aren't going to sign it.
EDIT: forgot source.
http://titan.iwu.edu/~econ/ppe/2002/alexis.pdf