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Getting Warmer... The heat is on in Kyoto, Japan over an international treaty on greenhouse gas emissions. Even if the governments of the world were to agree, could global warming be stopped? Full story
Gore in the Balance Meanwhile, the Veep will travel to Kyoto to try to win over a hostile crowd. Can a deal in Japan save him at home...
WASHINGTON: Over the best advice of his aides, Al Gore is going to Kyoto. The global warming conference is not a place for politicians; with the business-friendly Senate brandishing a veto at his back, Gore will be wagering his eco-friendly credentials on a conference at which the U.S. is very much the villain...
Clinton also knew that whatever proposal he made would not only have to pass muster in Kyoto but would also have to please a hostile Congress. The lawmakers have already made his life hard enough on this issue. Last summer the Senate passed a unanimous resolution demanding that any climate treaty oblige developing countries to cut their own emissions--a requirement reflected in last week's proposal and, predictably, a provision that infuriated the less advanced nations. Said the Marshall Islands' delegate Espen Ronneberg: "If the biggest emitter of pollutants doesn't accept its responsibility, how can we expect anybody...
Paxon and other conservatives may like the climate treaty that emerges from Kyoto even less. The U.S. has staked out an extreme position, and it will undoubtedly have to compromise with those who advocate a much tougher stance against greenhouse gases. With that in mind, the Administration has held back a few of its cards. While the plan is silent on what would happen after 2012, for instance, White House officials concede privately that they are willing to offer an additional 5% reduction. But that won't do much to allay other nations' established hostility toward Clinton's emissions-trading...