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  • From: Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Global warming and the media, was Re: Peak oil
  • Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 07:39:34 -0700

Neither China nor India are not grouped in with the Annex 1 nations.

That is a reason why we have signed but not ratified the Protocol. Because of the size of their population and the size of their economy, they currently do not fit the Annex I list. It is expected that China's status will change soon.

http://unfccc.int/resource/kpco2.pdf
http://unfccc.int/parties_and_observers/parties/annex_i/items/2774.php

At least as interesting is the list of List of Non-Annex I Parties to
the Convention. The long list of nations that don't have to worry
about using energy.

http://unfccc.int/parties_and_observers/parties/non_annex_i/items/ 2833.php

I'd like to invite you to take a look at these lists and see if you
can see some agenda besides modifying the earth cycles.

I see an agenda to allow developing, Non-Annex I, nations freedom to grow their economies without the burden of emission limitations or paying for tradeoffs.

Seems to me the precautionary principle applies. "The precautionary principle is a moral and political principle which states that if an action [in this case, an inaction] or policy might cause severe or irreversible harm to the public, in the absence of a scientific consensus that harm would not ensue, the burden of proof falls on those who would advocate taking the action [again, in this case, not taking an action, effecting the Protocol]." (From Wikipedia)






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