Yes I have you are just a simpleton. You're such a tard.
yet another 'playground-bully' type who has difficulty conversing without adding insult!
You are the stereotypical weak westerner. China doesn't give a bleep what the world thinks and will do as they please.
says the American from a country that runs roughshod over the world presuming to bring it's brand of "freedom" while doing, as you say, "what it pleases" in pursuing its own self-interests! The China of 15 years ago, of your Tiananmen Square image, is not the image the China of today, 15 years later, is attempting to have the world perceive it as. It's always quite amusing to recognize the "China haters" who are also so willing to trade with China and so coveting of Chinese investments... no contradictions there, hey! And really... do you want me to start a throw-down of images of military/police confrontation internally within U.S. history?
A nation that has been around in some form since 221 B.C is still developing. One that has a manned space program, the worlds second biggest economy, etc. is a developing nation.
at the time of the Kyoto Protocol, almost 20 years ago, yes, assigning China developing nation status was warranted. To me, giving China any special status today in climate agreements only makes sense in terms of assigning compensation credits for total accumulated emissions. As it stands, even with China now emitting significantly more than the U.S., the latest estimates I've read, still have it as between 2025-2030 before China will surpass the U.S. in terms of total emissions accumulated in the atmosphere.
It was not the U.S. It was written in the UN and the U.S did not ratify it dingbat. On the flip side Canada WAS a signatory and failed to follow through in their commitments and withdrew from the protocol. How's that... rouge nation suiting you?
Going rouge Canada pulls out of Kyoto Protocol - Politics - CBC News
"Canada is formally withdrawing from the Kyoto accord, Environment Minister Peter Kent said Monday.
The decision to do so will save the government an estimated $14 billion in penalties, Kent said. The Conservative government says it has no choice given the economic situation."
"Canada signed the accord in 1998 and ratified it in 2002 but was not on track to meet its legally binding targets"
rogue... not "rouge"! The only thing rouge around here is/should be your red-face embarassment!
you're struggling with understanding the history of the Kyoto Protocol Treaty. Yes, as I said, the U.S. was a signatory to the treaty... was involved significantly in crafting the makeup of the treaty... made emission reduction commitments that were a part of the treaty... influenced other world nations to, in turn, commit to their own emission reduction targets based on U.S. commitment targets and participation. And then, as I said, the U.S. turned its back on the treaty... by refusing to domestically ratify it. Everything as I said.
now... I relish anyone bringing forward Harper's ignoring of Canada's commitment to the Kyoto Protocol... which is exactly what he did when assuming government in 2006... only to formally abandon the treaty in 2011 to avoid paying the legally binding penalty for failure to meet commitments. Of course, what Harper fronted instead, was his described "made in Canada" emission reduction solution... which he, in turn, completely ignored as well. Then we had Harper tie any presumed Canadian emission reductions to his so-called "harmonization with the U.S."... that Canada committed to whatever emission reduction targets the U.S. made... hence the Canada & U.S. commitments to reduce emissions 17% below 2005 levels by 2020. Which the U.S. is on target to make... which Harper has completely ignored and Canada has absolutely no ability to meet. So yes... bring on any mention of Canada pulling out of the Kyoto Protocol Treaty!
