| Very funny, John, very funny...
The analogy doesn't hold because you're assuming that the Kyoto accord will actually come in handy. It does nothing. Any effects from the accord won't come into play for about 50 years, that's just the way it works. The earth doesn't turn on a dime. Second, the effects of the accord are miniscule. You'll have a 2% change at best and you'll screw over economic systems everywhere...
except...
...the countries where the worst pollution is happening, namely China and India. And guess what? THEY got a big pass on being part of the accord. Not fair.
We have a planet that is supporting 7-plus billion people, all of whom breathe out (say it with me): CO2. Not counting all the animals raised to feed the hungry children of these folks. Well, not China, anyway, they have a pretty strong abortion policy or at least they used to.
I have a pretty strong notion that mankind has a knack for surviving through natural inclinations of the species. Things may not happen during our lifetimes the way we want them to but they happen. Look at how nature has a fantastic way of rejuvenating itself after natural disasters. I believe man has the same inclination for survival. We just may not be the generation that gets to see it.
ML |