The Big Fight

Who stands where on the climate front

UNITED STATES
Rejected (and has singlehandedly sunk) the Kyoto Protocol. Wants India and China also to commit to emission cuts. Will have an emission cap-and-trade# regime. Plans to impose trade barriers against countries without a cap-and-trade system. Willing to cut emission by only 17 per cent by 2020 from 2005 level.

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Publication Date: 
07/12/2009
Business World (Kolkata)
Tags:
Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, Cap And Trade, Africa, China, United States Of America (US), Australia, Brazil, India, Developing Countries, European Union (EU)