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| CHUTZPAH: "Developing countries" propose trade sanctions against Kyoto non-signatories |
| 2006-08-11 |
| NOTE: Info is from a private newsletter, which states the document will be made available in English at the Basic-Project web site [link goes there; not yet posted as of today]. Hmmm - lemmee see - "BASIC": B(razil)-A(frica)-S(outh)-I(ndia)-C(hina). Barf. RIO DE JANEIRO--A document drafted by Brazil, China, India, and South Africa at an Aug. 7-9 climate change conference in São Paulo proposed criteria for setting greenhouse gas emission targets for developing countries under the Kyoto Protocol, a São Paulo state government spokesman [said] Aug. 10. The proposal would cover for the treaty's second commitment period, from 2013 to 2018. The targets for the first commitment period, 2008-2012, only apply to developed countries. The proposal also called for putting trade sanctions on nonmembers of the protocol such as the United States, and those that fail to become members by Dec. 31, 2012. What's Chinese/Portugese/etc. for "chutzpah"? Wouldn't this violate the WTO agreements? (Not that I care that much.) |
| Posted by:Barbara Skolaut |
| #3 This isn't really about Kyoto - it's nothing more than an end-run around WTO free trade requirements.* I guarantee you that Washington will put the screws to the countries that levy trade sanctions against us. * The Japanese used to bar American medical products on the basis of what they termed genetic differences between the two nations, so non-tariff trade barriers are nothing new. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2006-08-11 21:06 |
| #2 2005 US-China trade deficits: US-China: $201.5 billion, growing 20%/year US-India: $10.8 billion, growing 15%/year and accelerating US-Brazil: $9.1 billion, growing 100%/year US-South Africa: $2.0 billion, growing 50% this year I would like nothing more than trade sanctions. I like it so much that I advise the American people to minimize buying any products from overseas. Keep the dollars and bring the middle class manufacturing jobs back home. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-08-11 20:56 |
| #1 In ingles it's FOAD |
| Posted by: macofromoc 2006-08-11 19:36 |