finally, some bloody sanity

[Guest guest]

In a legally binding decision, the 15 nations of the European Union

agreed yesterday to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change by

June. In doing so, the countries committed to an 8 percent total

reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels -- although

they have not yet agreed on emissions targets for each country. The

E.U. hoped the action would encourage other nations to ratify the

accord prior to a U.N.-sponsored summit on sustainable development,

to be held in South Africa in August. To take effect, the treaty

must be ratified by 55 countries, including industrialized nations

responsible for at least 55 percent of total global emissions. The

refusal of the U.S. to participate effectively means that virtually

every other industrialized country will have to ratify the treaty.

 

straight to the source: San Francisco Chronicle, Associated Press,

Constant Brand, 04 March 2002

<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2002/03/04/internat

 

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straight to the source: BBC News, 04 Mar 2002

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1854000/1854038.stm>

 

do good: Take action to tell U.S. President Bush to tackle global warming

<http://www.gristmagazine.com/grist/dogood/climate.asp#kyoto>