Enviro.BLR.com poll of Environmental Professionals Finds American Participation in the Kyoto Global Warming Protocol a Non-issue
It’s ironic, but a majority of environmental professionals said in a recent Enviro.BLR.com survey that the U.S. should have signed the Kyoto global warming treaty after all.
Old Saybrook, CT (PRWEB) June 2, 2005 -- Environmental professionals, whose
employers are being “protected’ by the American decision not to ratify the Kyoto
treaty decision on global warming, think that the United States should have
ratified the Protocol. That was the result in a recent online poll by
Enviro.BLR.com, Making State Environmental Compliance Easier, a Business &
Legal Reports, Inc. website.
BLR’s poll asked, “Should the U.S. have
ratified the Kyoto Protocol?” Fifty-seven percent of respondents felt that the
U.S. should have ratified the treaty. President Bush argued that the Protocol’s
requirements would be overly burdensome for the economy, that the exclusion of
developing countries like China and India would make greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions reductions ineffective, and that it would tilt the economic playing
field against U.S. industry.
In the poll conducted in May 2005 the
remaining 43 percent of the 134 respondents agreed that the U.S. made the right
decision in opting out.
“American participation in the Kyoto agreement
could be viewed as a non-issue,” commented Steve Quilliam, managing editor of
Enviro.BLR.com – “Greenhouse gas emission reduction is a global movement. Large
U.S. companies will have to comply with it in their overseas operations anyway,
and to be consistent they will eventually apply the same standards everywhere,
including the U.S.”
The Kyoto Protocol Climate Change Treaty went into
effect on February 16, 2005, ratified by 55 nations representing 55 percent of
all global GHG emissions. U.S. facilities can choose to undertake a voluntary
program to address all or part of the Kyoto requirements. The federal Voluntary
Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program (VRGGP) helps to ensure that current
emissions reductions won’t be forgotten under any future mandatory actions.
BLR’s environmental editors recommend these tips for a voluntary GHG
program:
· Perform a baseline GHG emissions inventory.
· Explore solutions
to reduce GHG emissions now.
· Register as certifiably reducing GHG emissions
through the California Climate Action Registry or other state or local
body.
For more information on the Kyoto Protocol, download
Enviro.BLR.com’s free white paper, “Understanding the Kyoto Protocol in Action,”
at http://www.blr.com/80502500/PRS16
About BLR
Old
Saybrook, Conn.-based BLR produces plain-English compliance and training
resources for HR, compensation, safety, and environmental managers. For more
information, call 800-727-5257 or visit www.BLR.com.
Contact:
Enviro.BLR.com Managing Editor
Steve Quilliam
(860) 510-0100, ext. 2148
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/6/prweb246832.htm