Posted on 05/31/2007 9:26:30 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush unveiled a long-term strategy on climate change on Thursday, with plans to gather the countries that emit the most greenhouse gases and set a global emissions goal.
Bush would also cut tariff barriers to sharing environmental technology as part of a strategy announced as he prepared to attend a Group of Eight summit in Germany next weekly likely to be dominated by addressing global climate change.
The U.S. strategy calls for consensus on long-term goals for reducing the greenhouse gases that spur global warming, but not before the end of 2008, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.
Bush plans in the fall to convene the first in a series of meetings on ways to limit global emissions by a set amount by about 2050. About 15 countries would be invited, including two nations that like the United States are major polluters, China and India.
"The United States takes this issue seriously," Bush said.
In negotiations before the summit, Washington rejected setting targets to reduce greenhouse gases, championed by other participants.
The plan calls for eliminating tariff barriers within six months, freeing up the distribution of new environmentally friendly technology.
The gathering of the biggest greenhouse gas countries -- those that spew a combined 80 percent of the world's emissions -- should take place in the United States this fall, the official said.
The meeting will likely include the G8 developed countries, fast-developing China and India, and Brazil, Australia, South Africa, Mexico, South Korea and Russia.
Perino made clear the United States would continue to reject a European push for a proposal aimed at addressing global climate change through Kyoto-style caps on carbon emissions.
"We do not endorse global carbon trading," Perino said.
It's getting hot in Texas as summer nears.
...minorities and children hit hardest.
Does that mean we remove tariffs and restrictions to provide Russia and China our missile technology?
Since humans are not the cause of climate change why are we wasting billions to “control” it? Earth could go back to the Stone Age and the climate is still going to warm up and cool off over the ages. It’s not the humans, stupid!
Bush seems to be an expert on Mexicans and gas.....
You'll find your answer to "why?", here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1842375/posts?page=35#35
Bush seems to be in a self-destruct cycle
So I guess we no longer question if there is global warming or if we should try to control it. The only question is “How?”
Dad taught him well.
History will eventually record that mankind’s current impact on the environment and climate, (specifically, and especially), is hideously inconsequential.
I promise.
God laughs at the very notion....
“Bush seems to be in a self-destruct cycle”
The only thing missing is raising taxes...
Bush is determined to let millions of socialists into America and is now ensuring his policies reflect their beliefs.
Can America be saved?
He should see if the Democrat nominee wins the next Presidential election. If he does, the President should sign some stupid treaty leaving it to his succcessor to deal with the mess. Paybacks for Clinton & Kyoto.
Excellent. The so-called fast-developing countries are going to fight the global warming theory the hardest.
President Bush is brilliant to keep this out of only the G-8...countries like France and Germany are the greenest...the ones who would want to slap penalties only on the US.
Excellent strategy by the Pres. IMO. Chinese scientists are going to be fighting like crazy to combat the Global Warming theory.
Hey, Jorge! You're not running for el Presidente anymore, so there are no more liberals to fool! So, shut the h--- up!
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