In the process of scuttling the chance any meaningful outcome from the the UN climate conference in Bali James Connaughton, the senior US negotiator in Bali, provides us with the quote of the century:
"The US will lead, and we will continue to lead, but leadership also requires others to fall in line and follow."
This strikes me as leadership lemming-style.
The main American resistance is to any mandatory reduction targets for greenhouse emissions. The Yanks prefer "voluntarily" targets which you can think of a proposal as put forward by your average teenager. "I'll do it if I feel like it. Or I'll got skateboarding."
The main American resistance is to any mandatory reduction targets for greenhouse emissions. The Yanks prefer "voluntarily" targets which you can think of a proposal as put forward by your average teenager. "I'll do it if I feel like it. Or I'll got skateboarding."
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