Joke Waller-Hunter of the Bonn-based Climate Change Secretariat, which services the protocol, said only four industrialized countries have not yet ratified the Kyoto Protocol: Australia, Liechtenstein, Monaco and the United States.reuters.com
updated 11/21/04 - bush is afraid of the auto industry. bet me. just bet me
The US, responsible for about a quarter of the world's gas emissions, has refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. The agreement, negotiated in 1997, requires industrial nations to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases below 1990 levels.bbc news
President Bush argues the plan is too costly and unfairly excludes developing nations.
EXCUSE ME? what a wieney!
kyoto protocol laid out at wikipedia
nrdc clearly disagrees with bush.
obviously nothing is perfect but we sure as hell need to start somewhere.
