Carbon Imperialism?

[seer]

You can't make this stuff up!

When John Kerry, the US secretary of state, last week singled out the country most likely to pose a “challenge” to climate change talks at Paris, it wasn’t China he named - it was India...

...Either way, Mr Kerry’s "challenge" comment was received with fury in New Delhi. Officials here are quick to point out that it still burns less coal than the US or China - and besides, the West has been profiting from pumping out carbon for decades.

“Kerry’s comment is unwarranted and unfair. The attitude of some of the developed countries is the challenge for the Paris conclusion,” said Prakash Javadekar, India’s environment minister. India is "not in the habit of taking any pressure from anybody", he added.

“This smacks of a ‘carbon imperialism’,” wrote Arvind Subramanian, the Indian government’s chief economic advisor. “And such imperialism on the part of advanced nations could spell disaster for India and other developing countries.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...-the-West.html

[Mountain Man]

Then there's the fact that all these world leaders produced an estimated 300,000 tons of carbon jetting off to Paris for their swanky climate junket.

"Carbon imperialism" indeed.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-governm...-summit-paris/

[seanD]

The science of AGW is irrelevant, the politics behind AGW is a total sham. That's why it will never sell to the rest of the world. AGW politics are a sham and the economics makes any polices behind AGW unfeasible. The left might as well just give up the pipe dream.

[37818]

It is interesting to note:
China the largest carbon emitter has the lowest per capita carbon emission.
The United States is second in this.
The rest of the world has the higher per capita carbon emissions.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...-person-basis/

[Adam]

That's wrong, 37818
U. S. is no where near the lowest in per capita emissions. However, there are some few small nations with even higher per capita emissions that the U. S.
Cnina is quite low per capita, however, that is correct.

[Cow Poke]

The science of AGW is irrelevant, the politics behind AGW is a total sham. That's why it will never sell to the rest of the world. AGW politics are a sham and the economics makes any polices behind AGW unfeasible. The left might as well just give up the pipe dream.

I think Obama is outgoring Gore.

[37818]

That's wrong, 37818
U. S. is no where near the lowest in per capita emissions. However, there are some few small nations with even higher per capita emissions that the U. S.
Cnina is quite low per capita, however, that is correct.

You are correct. I missed the statement that the U.S. has a high per capita rate too.

[Papa Zoom]

If India would eat more cows they wouldn't have as big a problem.