Again, the Bush administration is talking nothing short of balderdash about climate change. After being caught editing scientific papers to fit in with Bush’s own stance on the subject, and accepting policy advice on climate change from an oil company, the Bush administration is still denying that the Kyoto protocol is necessary. In particular, Bush’s henchmen claim that ‘while the Europeans set their targets high and miss them, we don’t set our targets as high but we frequently exceed them.’
What planet was this man on? The issue is not whether or not countries meet or exceed their targets - it is whether or not the total worldwide CO2 emissions drop in time to prevent the global temperature passing the point of no return. It’s ridiculous to think that such a large emitter as the USA can not bind itself to lowering CO2 emissions by any amount. And Bush’s talk about the USA being a ‘world leader’ on climate change is more spin than is physically possible without the administration shattering apart.
I can only, however, hope that the US finally says ‘deal’ to a reasonable offer laid down by the Ban-Ki Moon before they end up finding that they have a new desert in their box.
