Will global warming plan work?

I have my doubts whether President Bush’s new U.S.-Asian partnership on global warming will produce results, given that compliance is voluntary and countries aren’t bound to specific emission reductions. Environmental groups complain that it is just a public relations move, and maybe so. But Bush is correct that new technology is a key to curbing global warming. And that emerging industrial countries such as China and India need to be part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Plus, sometimes a carrot really does work better than a stick.
Posted by Phillip Brownlee

One Comment

  1. Mister Twister
    Posted August 1, 2005 at 2:44 am | Permalink

    Can Phil write and post a blog that actually criticises Bush? Have not seen one yet . . .

    “Bush is correct that new technologies are key to curbing global warming” are you kidding me, man.

    1. Team Bush don’t admit that global warming is even occuring, so why should they try to “curb” it?

    2. Bush repudiated the Kyoto Protocols that practically every other industrialized nation signed.

    3. After challenging Gore to put forward a plan to cut C02 emissions, Bush promptly dropped that campaign promise when he took office (another LIIIE . . . )

    4. Bush campaign zinger–”Al Gore only wants to give you a tax break if you put a solar panel on your roof” Republican response: hoots, cat calls, and derisive laughter.

    5. Bush’s energy bill gives more tax breaks to huge multinational gas and oil companies and does very little to really encourage alternative energy or conservation. That’s why it got the Halliburton stamp of approval.

    When Bush actually does something substantative to reduce our dependence on BIG OIL, I’ll be the first to stand up and applaud. It isn’t going to happen in my lifetime however.