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Subject: Re: [OM] Re:way[OT] gas pains....
From: John Hudson <xyyc@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2000 06:53:28 -0800
Nick Taylor wrote:
> 
> Chris Barker wrote:
> >
> > I'm afraid that you gentlemen and ladies of the US are sitting ducks
> > when it comes to this subject.  The price of fuel for cars, trucks
> > and industry in Europe is below what it costs to clean up after it -
> > before you consider the damage caused by global warming.  In the USA
> > the cost differential is of course much greater.
> 
> Greenhouse gas emission change, 1990-98
>  U.S.       +11.2%
>  Russia     -35.4%
>  Japan       +9.7%
>  Germany    -15.6%
>  Canada     +13.2%
>  U.K.        -8.3%
>  France      +0.9%
>  Italy       +4.4%
>  Australia  +14.5%
>  Ukraine    -50.5%
>  Poland     -28.7%
>  Spain      +21.0%
>  Netherlands +8.4%
>  Romania    -38.1%
> 
> -Nick

Deduct the positive effects of the massive forests in north America,
Canada in particular, and north America is in large negative territory.

jh

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