Europe Can’t Keep Up With Kyoto
From the BBC: Europe ‘behind on Kyoto pledges’
The UK is almost alone in Europe in honouring Kyoto pledges to cut greenhouse gases, a think-tank claims.
Ten of 15 European Union signatories will miss the targets without urgent action, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) found.
The countries include Ireland, Italy and Spain.
France, Greece and Germany are given an “amber warning” and will not reach targets unless they put planned policies into action, the IPPR said.
After all is said and done, I am sure the politico’s in Europe will find a way of blaming this all on the United States.
I have to admire and stand behind the President for his position on Kyoto. He has made it clear that the implementation of Kyoto would hinder the US economy. I imagine the leaders of these other countries are wishing they could have a do-over.
From the White House: President Bush Discusses Global Climate Change
The issue of climate change respects no border. Its effects cannot be reined in by an army nor advanced by any ideology. Climate change, with its potential to impact every corner of the world, is an issue that must be addressed by the world.
The Kyoto Protocol was fatally flawed in fundamental ways. But the process used to bring nations together to discuss our joint response to climate change is an important one. That is why I am today committing the United States of America to work within the United Nations framework and elsewhere to develop with our friends and allies and nations throughout the world an effective and science-based response to the issue of global warming.
My Cabinet-level working group has met regularly for the last 10 weeks to review the most recent, most accurate, and most comprehensive science. They have heard from scientists offering a wide spectrum of views. They have reviewed the facts, and they have listened to many theories and suppositions. The working group asked the highly-respected National Academy of Sciences to provide us the most up-to-date information about what is known and about what is not known on the science of climate change.
Everyone knows he’s right, they just can’t bring themselves to admit it.
To paraphrase Rush Limbaugh: “Liberals only want to be judged by their intentions, not their results”.
Kyoto is a prime example of liberals fine intentions, matter not that the actual implementation would mean suicide for the economies of the countries who do so.
Here’s another take from the Scotsman: EU states that berated Bush on Kyoto fail to hit emissions targets
MANY of the European nations responsible for coercing the United States to remain committed to combating climate change are named and shamed today as major polluters of the environment.
A remarkable report has discovered Britain stands almost alone among 15 EU nations in making strides towards honouring Kyoto commitments to cut greenhouse gases.
Good intentions are fine, but good leadership and good policy is better.