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Originally Posted by manx
There are probably no other trade agreements that are directly related to the Kyoto treaty, nor did I suggest that there were - but they all are affected by the Kyoto treaty.
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But you said?
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Originally Posted by manx
As with most international trade agreements, which Kyoto assuredly is...
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I think you suggested that Kyoto was an international trade agreement.
Regardless, I think the US will suffer much less negative effects by not signing the treaty, than by signing it. Other countries will begin to see
the problems and ineffectiveness of Kyoto, and wish they had done as the US.
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Originally Posted by manx
There is no logical explanation that could be made to require them to hinder their infrastructure development considering most of the other countries in the agreement have already been afforded that priviledge.
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The idea that they should get a pass is absurd to me. Fair is fair, but when considering the population size of China and India, the overall supposed goal of reducing global emissions, the sharp competition with the US, Indian, and Chinese economies, and the
absolute cost ineffectiveness of the treaty- it should surprise no one that the US would not sign this rag.
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China, for example, will pass the U.S. in annual emissions of CO2 by 2013, according to Boas professor of international economics Richard N. Cooper. Another projection suggests that, by 2050, China's cumulative contributions of CO2 to the atmosphere will exceed those of the United States.
source:http://www.harvardmagazine.com/on-line/1102199.html
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And I was curious, are you a fan of Malik el-Shabazz?