China and the EU, both lesser polluters than the US, have one thing in common: They are both committed to further reducing their rate of emissions. Despite economic growth China has cut emissions by 17% since the mid 1990s. The odd one out is the USA. Immensely richer than China, but with less population than Europe, it emits more harmful chemicals than both of them. In addition, it has so far stubbornly refused to endorse international protocols designed to reduce such emissions.
President Bush on the Kyoto Protocol said that "This is the American position because it's right for America" and, just to make the point clear, he added:
"We will not do anything that harms our economy, because first things first are the people who live in America"
The attitude speaks for itself; America is a dangerous and irresponsible country as long it materialistically maintains that it's own selfish wellbeing is more important than any long-term world wide problems, even where it is the USA itself that causes those problems! With 36% of the worlds' greenhouse emissions and 25% of the whole worlds carbon dioxide's emissions, the USA appears to take responsibility for 0% of the consequences as long their bank balance is not affected.
President Bush on the Kyoto Protocol said that "This is the American position because it's right for America" and, just to make the point clear, he added:
"We will not do anything that harms our economy, because first things first are the people who live in America"
The attitude speaks for itself; America is a dangerous and irresponsible country as long it materialistically maintains that it's own selfish wellbeing is more important than any long-term world wide problems, even where it is the USA itself that causes those problems! With 36% of the worlds' greenhouse emissions and 25% of the whole worlds carbon dioxide's emissions, the USA appears to take responsibility for 0% of the consequences as long their bank balance is not affected.
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