Kyoto and Reality

In an article in the WSJ this morning - the reality of rhetoric versus action is highlighted. The US has been criticized by our European friends and other signers of the Kyoto protocol on greenhouse emissions because we did not sign the thing. But the reality between yammering and action could not be clearer.

The editorial comments -

The U.S. thus saw a modest decline in greenhouse emissions of 0.8% between 2000 and 2002, according to data from the U.S. Department of Energy. Overall since 1990, American greenhouse emissions are up 15.8%, but this still puts the U.S. far ahead of many of its European and Asian critics. And this despite U.S. economic growth (and increasing energy demand) that has far exceeded Europe's.

The article can be found at The Wall Street Journal (Subscription Required)