U.S. and China criticize climate report

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070430/ap_on_sc/climate_report;_ylt=AsMiXKuYulYBjV9kjtqwBkms0NUE

U.S. and China criticize climate report

By MICHAEL CASEY, AP Environmental Writer 50 minutes ago

BANGKOK, Thailand - The United States and China want to water down a proposed plan for fighting climate change, arguing that action to reduce greenhouse gases will be more costly and time-consuming than scientists claim.

They also play down the benefits of reducing emissions, disputing recommendations by European governments that greenhouse gases be capped at around 445 parts per million in the air. The current level of greenhouse gases is about 430 ppm.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a United Nations network of 2,000 scientists, drew up the plan. Governments have spent the last few weeks reviewing the proposals and are meeting with the scientists this week to work out their differences.

The U.S. and Chinese comments, in documents reviewed by The Associated Press, are a precursor to what delegates expect will be a fight for much of the week to preserve the key conclusions of the draft IPCC report, which says emissions can be cut below current levels if the world shifts away from carbon-heavy fuels like coal, invests in energy efficiency and reforms the agriculture sector.

The plan must be unanimously approved by the 120-plus governments that participate, and all changes must be approved by the scientists. A spokesman for the U.S. delegation declined to discuss the American position until the final report Friday.

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[bdamomma]

1. unbelieveable ignorance to the scientific truths of global warming.

[panader0]

2. I think they know the truth about global warming

They just don't care. The money is more important to them. Just like here in the good ole USA, the government of China appears to support big business too.

[bdamomma]

3. greed and power

:puke: