Thanks a lot, Kim, for the right phraseology.

So, there are "signatures" of Kyoto from both countries, but there
is NO "ratification" by both of them.

Friendly greetings from

Rob.
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--- In ClimateChangeAction@..., kim <kkaos@r...>
wrote:
> hi rob,
>
> i think you might be bit confused - US and Aust have both signed
> the kyoto protocol, neither have ratified it which means they have
> not given it any power.
>
> regards,
>
> kim
> -------------------------------------------
> Rob wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Please read the very clear and important reports from
GreenPeace -
> > South East Asia, about climate change, renewable energy and
> > why "nuclear power is NO solution for clean energy".
> >
> > IMHO, we must talk and ACT about cutting on greenhouse gasses but
> > ALSO say "NO" to nuclear energy. Both are more than just related,
> > because many governments and the nuclear lobby will do all they
can
> > so everyone accepts the idea that nuclear energy is the only
clean
> > energy to reach the goals of the Kyoto Protocol. And that is a
lie
> > according to the GP reports. The ONLY CLEAN solution is to use
> > renewable energy at a very big scale to become a healthy and
clean
> > world for now, for the coming years and many centuries.
> >
> > As I wrote before, only Australia has still to ratify the Kyoto
> > Protocol because Pres. G.W. Bush of the US didn't UNSIGN the
Kyoto
> > signature of Bill Clinton. Countries as India, China and others,
> > have no obligation to follow the schedules of Kyoto because they
> > are "countries in development. I just did read that somewhere on
the
> > internet, so, please, if I am wrong, I should be happy to see
some
> > reference with other statements. How we could convince J. Howard
to
> > abandon "dirty" coal energy and not using nuclear in the future
will
> > be very difficult. Australia has much coal in his soil and is,
with
> > Canada, the biggest producer of uranium. So, why should the J.
> > Howard government in power invest billions of dollars in
renewable
> > energy?
> >
> > Rob.
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> > You can find the reports at:
> > http://www.greenpeace.org/seasia/en/asia-energy-revolution/
> > And click on "Dirty energy" on the left of the Home Page.
> > Also the items "Climate change" and "Solutions" are important to
> > read.
> > Another website about solar energy can be found at:
> > http://en.solargeneration.de/