That was the whole idea in the first place, with select Western "investors" getting a guaranteed return on the outsourcing, both on the foreign production and in "carbon credits."
I attended a lecture about 5 years ago on going green. For a few days, I listened to several speakers about the importance of renewable energy. All fine and dandy, and I’m all for renewable energy.
About the 2nd or 3rd day, I sat through a 3 hour lecture from a fellow from Germany, explaining how America was so far behind the 8 ball, and how since 1950, Germany was building green homes. Radiant heat, using tiles, geo-thermal, the whole bit, and how 70% of german homes had embraced the idea, and how they were so much better for the world, etc, then America. Basically, he ragged that only 1-2% of our homes would meet german standards.
God bless the fellow who stood up and stated “The reason you have rebuilt all your homes, is because they were destroyed in the 40’s, and America and the rest of the evil world is paying to rebuild your country”
The audience went silent, but I later shook that fellows hand near the elevator. Turns out he was a professor from MIT. He’s probably out of a job by now, with comments like that. But he was spot on.
The whole Kyoto has been a shell game, and these politicians know it, but they don’t care. They, like Gore are in it for the $$$$$ and their Chinese masters.