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America is second
only to China with regard to carbon dioxide emissions.
That hardly warrants applause for the U.S. has less than
five per cent of the world’s population, while China has nearly a fifth of
those on earth.
India is closing on China and many say it will be home to
more people than China soon, while Australia, close to the top ten of carbon
dioxide emitters, has .33 per cent of the world’s population.
The values, ideals and aspirations upon which the developed
world hinges are quickly becoming regular for all nations and so what is
happening in the U.S, is intently watched by others and dutiful copied.
Considering that, what happens in America is critical and so
it was interesting to read a The Guardian
story headed: “Obama climate change plan gets first airing in front of House sceptics” that the Obama administration moved on its climate change action plan
with or without new laws from Congress.
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