International sustainability is our only hope for producing a truly green world. When we look at the way other countries live and the consciousness they feel about the environment it makes us realize how truly wasteful our extravagant lifestyles can be, and with that said; the US can impose all the rules we want to our plants, factories, homes, vehicles, and facilities we want, but without global cooperation it will all be for naught. The US has a population of 300 million, China has one BILLION. We have to have worldwide cooperation to create global sactions so we can see a significant difference.
You’re right Jibri, if we don’t have global cooperation it will be for naught, but until the whole world realises how important economic and environmantal sustainability is and start to really do something about it on a world wide scale we just need to do our own little part. We cant say ” my using less water wont count or using less light wont count on a larger scale” we just have to do it. It will at least cut back our utilities bills
The Bush Administration has been severely criticized for not signing the treaty even though economic forecasts show that compliance would hurt the U.S. economy. During the Clinton Administration the Energy Information Administration, the official forecasting arm of the Department of Energy, issued a report predicting that meeting Kyoto greenhouse gas limits would:
1. Increase gasoline prices by 52 percent and electricity prices by 86 percent.
2. Decrease gross domestic product (GDP) by 4.2 percent and reduce disposable income by 2.5 percent.
3. Even if all signatories meet greenhouse gas emission targets, the effect on global temperature would be insignificant.
4. Fast growing, non-developed countries, such as China, India, South Korea and Indonesia, are exempt from emission reductions.
5. According to the International Energy Agency, as much as 85 percent of the projected increase in CO2 emissions over the next 20 years will be produced in exempt countries.
6. Signatory countries, such as Canada and Japan, are not likely to meet Kyoto’s emission cuts, and the European Union is on a path to exceed its commitments.
Good presentation though! Going green will be nothing we see in our lifetime but it is important to start spreading the words so it may find a significant effect in the future.
I completely agree with Freeze. China and all the other nations that produce all of these harmful emissions do not have to follow these contracts. We help produce half of the technology that is used in the world today but WE have to follow all these regulations, while other countries that keep producing babies instead of anything beneficial towards eliminating green house gases. Going green is very hard in a well developed nation….
the effect of global warming have already started to affect this planet…and its obvious as more and more movies today are centered around the “end of the world” due to these effects.
Awesome Christine!
International sustainability is our only hope for producing a truly green world. When we look at the way other countries live and the consciousness they feel about the environment it makes us realize how truly wasteful our extravagant lifestyles can be, and with that said; the US can impose all the rules we want to our plants, factories, homes, vehicles, and facilities we want, but without global cooperation it will all be for naught. The US has a population of 300 million, China has one BILLION. We have to have worldwide cooperation to create global sactions so we can see a significant difference.
Me and Jill ROCK!
Christine!! you look so angry for such an awesome interview
You’re right Jibri, if we don’t have global cooperation it will be for naught, but until the whole world realises how important economic and environmantal sustainability is and start to really do something about it on a world wide scale we just need to do our own little part. We cant say ” my using less water wont count or using less light wont count on a larger scale” we just have to do it. It will at least cut back our utilities bills
yea christine we do rock!! Too bad they used the unedited version!!
Frenchie is sexy lil French girl who knows what she is talking about! Ill be sustainable for her.
The Bush Administration has been severely criticized for not signing the treaty even though economic forecasts show that compliance would hurt the U.S. economy. During the Clinton Administration the Energy Information Administration, the official forecasting arm of the Department of Energy, issued a report predicting that meeting Kyoto greenhouse gas limits would:
1. Increase gasoline prices by 52 percent and electricity prices by 86 percent.
2. Decrease gross domestic product (GDP) by 4.2 percent and reduce disposable income by 2.5 percent.
3. Even if all signatories meet greenhouse gas emission targets, the effect on global temperature would be insignificant.
4. Fast growing, non-developed countries, such as China, India, South Korea and Indonesia, are exempt from emission reductions.
5. According to the International Energy Agency, as much as 85 percent of the projected increase in CO2 emissions over the next 20 years will be produced in exempt countries.
6. Signatory countries, such as Canada and Japan, are not likely to meet Kyoto’s emission cuts, and the European Union is on a path to exceed its commitments.
Good presentation though! Going green will be nothing we see in our lifetime but it is important to start spreading the words so it may find a significant effect in the future.
Republican much, Freeze? –just kiddin.
Good points though…its good to look at other sides
hah Bryan that’s awesome I guess whatever works some people recycle for the 5 cents a can and some people recycle for the ladies.
yea freeze i touched on that briefly in my segment about the global warming stuff…wish i had known your details for it.
I completely agree with Freeze. China and all the other nations that produce all of these harmful emissions do not have to follow these contracts. We help produce half of the technology that is used in the world today but WE have to follow all these regulations, while other countries that keep producing babies instead of anything beneficial towards eliminating green house gases. Going green is very hard in a well developed nation….
the effect of global warming have already started to affect this planet…and its obvious as more and more movies today are centered around the “end of the world” due to these effects.
You guys ever heard of the “Venus Project”…?
http://www.thevenusproject.com/resource_eco.htm
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