Bush climate goals marked by bureaucracy ("setting goals to set goals,")

Source: ap


Bush climate goals marked by bureaucracy

By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer 8 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - The United States is lining up with China, India and the world's other biggest polluters in opposition to mandatory cuts in Earth-warming greenhouse gases sought by the United Nations and European countries.


President Bush's two-day climate meeting, opening Thursday, will emphasize creating more processes to find a solution to global warming, rather than setting firm goals for reducing carbon dioxide and other gases blamed for heating up the atmosphere.
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That has European leaders, who concede that the biggest polluting nations must be part of any solution, walking a thin line between skepticism and optimism.

"We can't do this on the basis of talking about talking or setting goals to set goals," John Ashton, a special representative on climate change for the British foreign secretary, said in an interview. "We know that a voluntary approach to global warming is about as effective as a voluntary speed limit sign in the road. We don't just need an approach that works; we need an approach that works very quickly.".......

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Bush wants this 'summit' as part of his legacy.

I have to laugh---(but know this is serious as here we have a Pres who does not want to work with the world community to help solve climate problems!!)

at link in IP

lends credibility to this nut job. Time to run out the clock....