There were many potential points at this meeting when the world could have given up due to the tactics of the Bush administration and others but it did not. |
They are very knowledgeable and can answer any astronomy question. |
This project in Australia is just one example of what could go terribly wrong for the world's forests if the governments of Japan, Australia and the United States get their way next week at the climate summit in the Hague. Instead of reducing the pollution that causes global warming, these countries are looking for quick fixes that have high risks for forests. |
This shows just how willing the U.S. administration is to walk away from a healthy planet and its responsibilities to its own people. |
Trees only absorb carbon to a certain point in their lifetime, |
Unlike the recent Asia-Pacific Pact with the United States and other countries, this agreement includes policies, markets and technologies, which should lead to real and significant action. |
We are still far from winning the fight against global warming. |
We think we should have agreement on what comes after Kyoto by 2008. |
We want a clear, independent process to negotiate the post-2012 framework under the Kyoto protocol. We want this by 2008. |
Whitman led a move forward. She could have come to play a spoiler role, but she came to build relationships and bring the message that George Bush thinks that climate change is a serious problem. |
With smart policies, climate protection could become an economic engine, unleashing entrepreneurial creativity on a problem that otherwise threatens huge economic and environmental costs. |