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To: longnshort who wrote (35713)	1/17/2005 5:09:10 PM
From: geode00	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

China and Japan support Kyoto treaty Chinese car workers in Shanghai China has cut greenhouse emissions since Kyoto By Stephen Gibbs A European Union delegation says it has won the support of China and Japan for the Kyoto Treaty on global warming, which was rejected by the United States last month. The EU delegation, led by the Swedish environment minister, Kjel Larsson, is currently in Japan after talks in the Chinese capital, Beijing. Top CO2 polluters US China Russia Japan India Germany China has already described President Bush's decision as irresponsible. In Tokyo Mr Larsson said he discussed with Japanese officials how to salvage the treaty, which was signed in the Japanese city of Kyoto, four years ago. Applying pressure The EU representatives are on a world tour, hoping to convince other countries to ratify the pact without Washington. They believe that getting enough countries to accept the treaty will put pressure on the US to drop its opposition to the accord. Chinese support for the Kyoto protocol is crucial for its survival. It is the world's second-largest producer of carbon dioxide emissions - which many scientists believe contribute to global warming. The Kyoto agreement aims to reduce the CO2 emissions of major industrialised nations by around 5% below their 1990 levels. World's worst polluter Now that China has, in principle, agreed to back the deal, the attention is once again on the world's number one polluter - the United States. This is the only ball-game in town, and those who don't want to be a part of that say quite clearly that they don't want to be part of the solution Swedish minister Kjel Larsson Speaking after the talks in Beijing, Mr Larsson took the opportunity to criticise the US position. "There is no other alternative to the Kyoto protocol and process," he said. "This is the only ball-game in town, and those who don't want to be a part of that say quite clearly that they don't want to be part of the solution to the most dangerous problems facing the future and the present." And China's support for the Kyoto agreement may yet persuade the United States to change its mind. US fears The US has long cited China as one reason why it will not ratify the deal. It believes that a rapidly-expanding Chinese industry - unrestrained by Western environmental controls - would represent a threat to American businesses and American jobs. China's "support" for the agreement is a long way from actual implementation. But at a time when both the US and China are keen to portray the other side as the world's bogeyman, the pressure is once again on the Americans. =========== China doesn't care as it sees itself as becoming bigger than the US in about 2 decades. Meanwhile, Bush weakens the US in both image and substance through ruinous insane wars. Do you think the coal burning situation is going to improve? HA! It's going to get much worse.