May 31, 2007

US greenhouse gas targets

US greenhouse gas targets haven't even been set. We are more intent on putting pressure on China and India for their emissions than we are on the damage done here in the States. Until we have a president in office who understands that it will require BOTH reduction in energy use AND the oft-mentioned (but rarely specified) advances in technology, the USA's pathetic efforts to control greenhouse gases will continue to shame our nation.

US emissions in 2004, the most recent figures available, totalled 5,799 million tonnes of CO2 from 293 million people, compared to China's 4,732 million tonnes of CO2 between 1,296 million people. According to these figures the U.S. annual per capita emissions are 5 times larger than the Chinese emissions. The US cannot continue stall on curbing emissions because 'China aren't'. Its emissions are still far higher than China's (c20% of the globes).

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