What Our Allies Are Doing

40. Did you know that the Bush administration pulled the U.S. out of the Kyoto Protocol, which contained protocols designed to begin mitigating the harmful effects of greenhouse gases?
41. In contrast to the U.S. position, on November 29, 2006, the European Union ordered tougher greenhouse gas emission targets to meet its commitments under the Kyoto Protocol. (Fiona .Harvey, et al., "EU orders tough new targets on emissions," Financial Times, November 30, 2006, p. 3.)
42. Moreover, on March 9, 2007), the European Union decided to go beyond the Kyoto Protocol and adopted rules requiring that one-fifth of all energy use come from renewable sources by 2020. (Elizabeth Bryant, "Europe gets tougher on climate control," San Francisco Chronicle, March 10, 2007, p. A1 & A8.)
43. Tony Blair, when he was Prime Minister of the U. K, and Gordon Brown, former Chancellor and present Prime Minister, have both committed the UK to take a leadership role in the fight against climate change, announcing that the world can't afford to wait. ("Climate change fight ‘can't wait,'" BBC News, October 31, 2006, at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/business/ 6096084.stm.)
44. Germany's Prime Minister, Angela Merkel, stated that she would make the fight against global warming the centerpiece of her presidency of the European Union. (Deborah Cole, Agence France-Presse, "Merkel Demands US Share the Burden on Climate Protection," TerraDaily, November 8, 2006, at www.terradaily.com/reports/Merkel_Demands_ US_The...)
45. France's newly elected President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has promised he will make global warming a top priority of his government. (John Thornhill and Hugh Williamson, "Sarkozy to focus on global warming," Financial Times, May 17, 2007, p. 1.)
46. Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, has said that Canada must act to curb global warming. ("Canada ‘must act' to curb global warming: Harper," CTVglobalmedia, February 2, 2007, at www.ctv.ca/servlet/ ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/20070202/gl....)
47. Australia's Prime Minister, John Howard, stated he supports carbon trading to control greenhouse gases. ("Howard in carbon trading shift," BBC News, November 14, 2006, at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6146122.stm.)
48. Would you agree that most of our allies are stepping up to the plate to aggressively fight global warming.

Supreme Court Rebukes Bush Administration (Optional)

49. Are you aware that on April 2, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court rebuked the Bush administration for refusing to regulate greenhouse gases as mandated under the 1970 Clean Air Act. (Bob Egelko, "Ruling helps California battle global warming, "San Francisco Chronicle, April 3, 2007, p. A1.)
50. Do you think the U.S. should continue to drag its feet or become more active in trying to mitigate greenhouse gases?