Taxing specific industrial processes would ensure that polluters, rather than governments or average taxpayers, would bear the financial burden. However, the proposed POPs treaty wouldn't stop anyone from enacting such a policy later. The good news is that there is still potential for a strong, effective POPs treaty. Many countries in the EU, Africa and Asia are angry about the U.S.'s position on many of these issues. The 10-month period between now and May 2001 will be a crucial time for the POPs negotiations, in which a groundbreaking environmental and public health treaty will be either won or lost.
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