After that, enforcement of the legally binding obligations will be handled by bureaucrats. The fossil fuel industry and the OPEC nations are portrayed as the major Bad Guys opposing the treaty. The impact is uneven, depending on the nation's overall economic situation. Moreover, he projected a loss of 1.1 million jobs annually. The Clinton Administration was supposed to unveil the initial results of its interagency economic modeling analysis of various emissions scenarios by early July.
Innovation happens on demand, especially if there is public investment in research.
During the five-month countdown to Kyoto, the UCS is urging vigorous action to influence U.S. negotiators and Senators. There may possibly be a countdown to Armageddon. But global warming is not a horseman of the Apocalypse. Consensus building does not involve convincing anyone to change his views. Rather, it avoids and disposes of conflicting views.