[hinckley buzzard]

Japan, Italy and Spain face payments of as much as $33 billion combined for failing to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions as promised under the Kyoto treaty.

I figured this part of the deal would last just until some big fines came due. I can't see any of these countries ponying up billions of dollars to some corrupt UN bureaucracy with no enforcement power.

[Fred Nerks]

Interesting observation:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933800/replies?c=21

“That’s going to be difficult for Italy, because it’s a member of the glorified currency snake called the Euro and the pseudonation called the European Union, and as such has to keep its national budget within certain limits — it is required — and hasn’t been complying with this for a while. Certain other nations in Europe are in the same boat, but may not be in hock to this Kyoto BS.”

[boop]

"I can't see any of these countries ponying up billions of dollars to some corrupt UN bureaucracy with no enforcement power."

I'd love to see the foreign leader stand before his country and say, sorry, no police or fire protection, and no new roads. We have to give 33 BILLION to the UN.