Or the Convention on Biological Diversity. Or the Convention to Combat Desertification. All languishing in want of ratification. So, if international agreements are to be the means of engagement, we have to convince a skeptical American public and U.S. Congress that we're not giving away the farm every time we sign a treaty. Easier said than done, obviously, and I don't have a strategic plan for how we go about it.
Political support flows directly and proportionately from public support.
There is clear and compelling scientific evidence of a precipitous rise in greenhouse gas emissions. The evidence is equally clear that humans are causing it, or at least contributing to it. These emissions are changing the composition of the atmosphere and the potential consequences are catastrophic. I'm sure you all know what they are, so I won't go into them here. The protocol commits developed countries to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and provides innovative, market-based tools for achieving those reductions.