The Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, pointed his finger squarely at the US as this nation continues to block agreement on emissions goal at the Bali conference on global warming. Rudd's comments was the latest criticism of the US at the conference. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono warned earlier that addressing climate change would fail without a greater commitment from the world's richest nation.
Europe and many developing nations have called for cuts of 25 percent to 40 percent by 2020 to avoid the risk of catastrophic global warming. Austrailia, with a fresh government in charge, ratified Kyoto last week. That makes the US now the only developed country yet to ratify the Kyoto Protocol for cutting carbon emissions.
Nobody expects the Bush administration to change directions or care about world opinion, but why are the Democratic candidates on this issue? Is Al Gore the only one willing to take a leadership position. Are the Dems showing any real leadership? What to you think?
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See Rudd Playing Hardball with the US for more on the Austrailian's Prime Minister's Speech
