> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > A good article on why > John Kerry would not treat Kyoto any differently than Bush. > > http://www.iht.com/articles/513306.html > > The people who publish 'The Guardian' live in a dream world.
Kerry and Kyoto -- John Kerry on the environment: An exclusive Grist interview. By Amanda Griscom 23 Sep 2003 http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2003/09/23/griscom-kerry/ An example -- Q. How do you consider yourself different from other candidates on the environment? A. This fight is such a part of who I am; it's not just an issue on my resume. I think I have the longest, strongest, clearest, most accomplished record on the environment of any of the candidates running. I began in 1970 when I spoke at Earth Day. I was chairman of Earth Day New England in 1990. I chaired a governor's task force on acid rain when I was a lieutenant governor and we developed a national platform for acid rain. I've been chairman of the Oceans and Environment Subcommittee of the Commerce Committee. I've rewritten our fisheries laws, our marine mammal protection laws, our plastic pollution laws, our flood insurance protection laws, our coastal-zone management laws. I've lead on tuna/dolphin safety issues, on banning driftnet fishing. I've been to all the major conferences -- Rio, Buenos Aires, Kyoto, The Hague -- on global warming. I led the fight to stop Newt Gingrich from attacking the Clean Air and Clean Water acts in 1996, and I've led the effort in the Senate to stop the drilling in the Arctic wildlife refuge. I put together the first-ever sustainable development conference in Asia. I am proud of my record of accomplishment on the environment. And another example -- Q. What would you do as president about the Kyoto Protocol on global climate change? Would you submit it to the Senate? A. No, not in its current form. It does have some flaws. It doesn't ask enough of developing nations, the nations that are going to be producing much greater emissions and which we need to get on the right course now through technology transfer. I would reopen the negotiating process, fix the flaws, and move forward.... Presidential Candidates on the Kyoto Protocol http://environment.about.com/od/kyotoprotocol/i/kyoto_2.htm Kerry Position -- Global climate change is a big issue for Senator Kerry. He participated in the UNFCCC negotiations at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, and served in the congressional delegation to the 1997 Kyoto and 2000 Hague climate talks.3 Kerry has not explicitly endorsed the Treaty, but instead says he plans to reengage the international community in an attempt to craft a binding treaty that would go beyond Kyoto.4 Bush Position -- President Bush backed out of the Kyoto Protocol in 2001, believing it would unfairly burden the U.S., while exempting major population centers such as China and India from compliance, and would cause serious harm to the U.S. economy.5 The President then outlined the U.S. approach toward climate change, which favored voluntary action, increased research, and market-based mechanisms.6 Where it Stands... Its my understanding the Kyoto Protocal offers "market-based mechanisms". A response below -- Bush and Kerry Offer Their Views on Science 1 October 2004 Science, Vol 306, Issue 5693, 46-52 , http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/306/5693/46 CLIMATE CHANGE Science: Cap-and-trade programs for greenhouse gas emissions are starting up in other countries. Do you favor such a program for the United States? BUSH: [No response.] KERRY: As John Edwards and I work to rejoin the international community on global warming, we will work at home to take concrete steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Our environmental and energy plans tap the ingenuity of American industry to reduce pollution while creating new jobs manufacturing cleaner technologies. The cap-and-trade system was pioneered in America, where it reduced acid rain pollution at a small fraction of the expected costs. John Edwards and I support a similar approach to global warming, setting concrete limits to reverse the growth in global warming pollution but letting industry find the best path for getting there. [more] Compilation of campaign issues, candidate positions October 1, 2004 Eds: This is a compilation of 19 issues stories sent over the past two weeks. http://www.timesrecordnews.com/trn/nw_washington/article/0,1891,TRN_5707_3223285,00.html FUEL EFFICIENCY BUSH rejected pleas from environmentalists to include a fuel efficiency increase in his national energy plan. The administration approved a slight increase for light trucks to be phased in by 2007. KERRY has proposed raising the average fuel economy of cars and light trucks to a combined average of 36 mpg by 2015. As a senator, he introduced the same proposal but the Senate rejected it. GLOBAL WARMING BUSH promised to curb power-plant emissions of carbon dioxide, but backed off the pledge after taking office. He withdrew the United States from the Kyoto Protocol, the international climate-change treaty. KERRY has a long history of participating in international climate negotiations and championing action to address global warming. Kerry proposes reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions and increased use of renewable energy. [more] > ----- Previous Message ----- > > Russia to ratify Kyoto treaty > > Putin joins fight against climate change, leaving Bush > isolated and US cut out of carbon trading market > > Paul Brown, environment correspondent > Oct 1, 2004 > The Guardian > http://www.guardian.co.uk/russia/article/0,2763,1317289,00.html > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > EMS UPDATE - Sept 30, 2004 > > > > > > KYOTO CLEARS LAST HURDLE > > > > The Russian cabinet approved the ratification of the Kyoto global warming > > treaty today. Russia's ratification means the Kyoto Protocol will enter > > into force as an internationally binding treaty in 2005. > > > > The treaty must still win the approval of Russia's lower parliament house, > > but that is considered a virtual certainty. > > > > News stories & press releases: http://www.ems.org > > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > > > SCIENTISTS BEGIN TOUR TO OPPOSE BUSH > > > > Scientists and Engineers for Change, a group that includes 10 Nobel > > laureates, has begun a tour to battleground states to highlight the misuse > > of science by the Bush administration. > > > > "I am not a Democrat and I have never played a significant role in > > politics," said Dr. Douglas Osheroff, a Nobel-winning professor of physics > > at Stanford who is a part of the group. "We must begin to address climate > > change now. To do so, we must have an administration that listens to the > > scientific community, not one that manipulates and minimizes scientific > > input." > > > > Tour stops are scheduled for Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New > > Mexico, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia and Wisconsin. > > > > Press release, news: http://www.ems.org > > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > > > STUDY: U.S. CAN END OIL USE > > > > A Pentagon-cofunded blueprint for making the United States oil-free, > > released September 20 by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), finds that by > > 2015 the United States can save more oil than it gets from the Persian > > Gulf -- and can eliminate its oil use altogether by 2050. The plan > achieves > > a net cost savings for the United States and does not require taxation or > > regulation. > > > > The plan, "Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profits, Jobs, and > > Security," would eliminate half of U.S. oil use through improved > efficiency, > > and the other half through the use of biofuels and natural gas. > > > > "Because saving and substituting oil costs less than buying it, our study > > finds a net savings of $70 billion a year," said RMI CEO Amory Lovins. > > > > More: http://www.ems.org _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
