Lugar Calls On Bush To Open Global Climate Talks

[hatrack]

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UNITED NATIONS — A key U.S. senator called on the Bush administration Monday to open global climate talks, warning that the dangers of global warming were not only a threat to the United States but India and China as well. Sen. Richard Lugar, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told the 15-nation U.N. Security Council that the world's dependence on oil and other fossil fuels damaged the environment and many nations' economies.

"With this in mind, I have urged the Bush administration and my colleagues in Congress to return to a leadership role on the issue of climate change," Lugar said. He said the United States "must be open to multilateral forums that attempt to achieve global solutions to the problem of greenhouse gases."

The European Union, Japan and much of the rest of the industrial world are imposing mandatory cuts on emissions linked to global warming in the Kyoto treaty on global warming. The Bush administration favors asking U.S. companies to join a voluntary emission reduction program.

Lugar, as well as fellow Republican Sens. Norm Coleman of Minnesota and George Voinovich of Ohio, stressed that China and India, which are spewing out more greenhouse gases than anticipated, needed to be brought into the U.N.'s 1992 Kyoto Protocol, where developing nations had received exemptions.

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[NNadir]

1. This is amusing.

I actually think the issue of global climate change may make environmentalists out of many people who previously were not environmentalists - and be a net loser for the Repukes.

Sadly, at this point, anything, from too little to very much, is already too late.

[hatrack]

2. We may be able to lessen the damage for the next generations

And in fact, we must.

But beyond that, it looks like it's pretty much out of our hands at this point, at least as far as large-scale shifts in atmospheres and climate are concerned.

[opihimoimoi]

3. Of course its never too late.,but because our leaders have a self centered

outlook....and are beholden to Mega Companies/Corps involved in spewing out POLLUTION by the tons....

Result...Nada....nothing will come of this dire concern that we should be worried ...very worried about the effects of our collective Human activity....Bush will continue to ignore....reason? Hell if anyone knows...it might just be his brain is unable to handle ......No Brainers.

[hatrack]

5. Come, we take the bus instead of driving, drink cocoanut milk!

:toast:

[opihimoimoi]

6. I got the Grey Goose....and the Grey pompons

[rfkrfk]

4. this is a state issue, Indiana, go for it . n/t