Kyoto Fever: Non-Signatory US Slows Greenhouse Gas Growth More Sharply Than Three-Quarters of Protocol's Signers

But I don't understand how this can be! After all, they signed a piece of paper with quasi-legislative authority!

Everyone knows when you pass a law you change how people behave, instantly! Otherwise, what would be the point of passing lots of laws?

Gee, the whole thing would be rather pointless, wouldn't it?

* Emissions worldwide increased 18.0%.

* Emissions from countries that signed the treaty increased 21.1%.

* Emissions from non-signers increased 10.0%.

* Emissions from the U.S. increased 6.6%.

I blame George Bush.

Meanwhile, no link on this, but Norway, a Kyoto protocol signatory, raised emissions 80% last year.

Gee, what would they have raised them if they hadn't signed?

Out of the Mouths Of Babes: Brit professor lays fault for global warming where it belongs -- at the feet of hot young women.

posted by Ace at 04:07 PM

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