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and about kyoto, you might want to ease off americans a bit with that. russia is refusing it, and japan's CO2 emitions have actually increased by 1.8% over the last year.
the decision of the US not to accept the kyoto protocol was born out of the byrd-hagel resolution. if you want to know WHY they didn't get involved, look to that. it states that the US won't get involved in any climate change agreement that would 1) harm the US economy or 2) not include meaningful participation from developing countries. kyoto doesn't hold up for either, but mainly #2 has left kyoto dead in the water. not only did it have the US and Russia going "well what about them?" it also means that kyoto wouldn't have been effective. if we're agreeing that humans are causing climate change, then why is a large group of humans being ignored in kyoto? china, india, south korea, and indonesia - all fast growing, all pumping out those greenhouse gasses, are exempt from kyoto emissions cuts. the international energy agency chalks up 85% of projected CO2 emissions increase will come from those exempt from kyoto.
it's not always good to have a buzzword for these types of things because it tends to obscure a bigger picture.