terrorists don't use carbon dioxide emitting devices apparantly

November 13, 2001

As day broke on Saturday, delegates in Marrakech, Morocco, reached an

11th-hour agreement on the rules for implementing the Kyoto Protocol

on climate change. The agreement, which was the culmination of a

two-week conference and four previous years of tough negotiations,

mandates an average global reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of

5.2 percent from 1990 levels and paves the way for ratification.

Although some critics claimed the protocol had been watered down to

an unacceptable degree, others said the agreement represents an

important first step to control climate change. Many industrial

nations have signaled their intent to ratify, but the Bush

administration is standing firm on its decision to pull out of the

accords, even with the U.S. Energy Department reporting on Friday

that U.S. carbon dioxide emissions jumped 3.1 percent in 2000,

bringing the nation's total emissions increase since 1990 to nearly

14 percent.

straight to the source: BBC News, 10 Nov 2001

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straight to the source: New York Times, Andrew C. Revkin, 11 Nov 2001

straight to the source: Las Vegas Sun, Associated Press, Nov 09 2001

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