China surpasses the U.S. on greenhouse emissions

rldu · #1 (**permalink**) 08-07-2007, 06:30 PM

For the first time, the U.N. General Assembly met to discuss climate change. There were approximately 100 countries present for this two-day meeting, which was extended for one extra day. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon would like to see some level of agreement because the nations by the year 2009. He will be holding a “high-level meeting” on the subject on Sept 24th.

President Bush also seems interested and has “invited representatives of major industrialized and developing countries” to a summit hosted by Secretary of State Condoleessa Rice, taking place on Sept 27 and 28. Countries of interest to the President are India and China, who are exempt from the current Kyoto agreement because they are considered developing countries. [The U.S. chose not take part in this agreement.] However, in 2006, China surpassed the U.S. in greenhouse gas emissions. Between the two countries, they account for approximately 42% of global emissions.

Do you agree that the U.S. should take part in these types of discussions?

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070803/D8QPL08G0.html

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