Now THAT's Leadership!!!

This is where the EU stands on Copenhagen:

• Aspires to play “leading role“ at Copenhagen
• Will cut emissions by 20% from 1990 levels by 2020, or 30% if other big emitters take tough action
• Wants rich nations to make 80-95% cut by 2050
• Wants poorer nations to slow emissions growth
• Says they face costs of $150bn per year by 2020, of which EU will pay $7bn-22bn from public finances
• The world’s third-biggest GHG producer (11.8% of global emissions, 4,641mt CO2 equivalent)
• Emissions per head: 17th in the world (9t of CO2 equivalent)
• GDP (2008): $18.3tn
• Amount of GHG emitted per $1m of GDP: 315t
• Kyoto: Signed – has to get average emissions for 2008-2012 8% below 1990 level

Lets hope that the EU really does act as the leader and knocks some sense into Canada, the US, China, India, and the Gulf States. Currently it’s 5 against 1…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8345343.stm

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