Sunday, October 30, 2011

Worldwide consensus: Countries outside the EU don't want to cough up cash for ridiculous EU carbon dioxide swindle

Airlines ready for next battle against EU carbon law | Reuters
(Reuters) - Twenty-six nations are expected to lodge a formal protest on Wednesday against a European Union law to make airlines pay for carbon emissions -- adding to transatlantic tension on an issue that has triggered a tit-for-tat bill in the Congress.
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The 26 member states expected to oppose the EU are Argentina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, India, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, the United States and the United Arab Emirates.
List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1 China[10] 7,031,916 23.33%
2 United States 5,461,014 18.11%
- European Union (27) 4,177,817.86[11] 14.04%
3 India 1,742,698 5.78%
4 Russia 1,708,653 5.67%
5 Japan 1,208,163 4.01%

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