By At least Korea and the US agree on one thing, the ineffectiveness of the Kyoto protocol:
It will be impossible for emerging industrial powers such as China and South Korea ever to comply with the Kyoto Protocol on curbing greenhouse gas emissions, South Korea’s Environment Minister says.
“No matter what the cut required would be, it is impossible to follow the protocol measures that are based on the 1990 levels even if those countries wanted to,” Kwak said, listing South Korea, China, India and Brazil.
Kwak said such countries had come a long way since 1990 in terms of economic development and it would be unrealistic ever to expect them to be able to cut greenhouse gas emissions based on that year’s levels. South Korea is the ninth largest emitter of carbon dioxide.
“We must look for greenhouse gas reduction measures all countries can take part in,” Kwak said.
I’m actually a little surprised that Korea is the 9th largest emissions producer because the country is so small. So think about that the next time you take a deep breath of air in Seoul. That is not fog you are breathing in.
