Dec 15 2007

Bali: “Lead, follow or get out of the way”

(Short) crosspost from THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

Following a speech by the representative of Papua New Guinea, where he called upon the United States to: “lead, follow or get out of the way:”

The United States made a dramatic reversal Saturday, first rejecting and then accepting a compromise to set the stage for intense negotiations in the next two years aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. The final result was a global warming pact that provides for negotiating rounds to conclude in 2009.

Here’s a link to the whole post.

2 comments

  1. A bit of horse trading with India and then it will be done.  

    If nothing else, it has made it perfectly clear to the world where the Bush Administration stands.

    • pfiore8 on December 15, 2007 at 15:11
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    i just want to stop having the US and George Bush in the same thought

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