December 14, 2015 - I wonder whether the US Congress will vote to approve the COP21 climate treaty or not. I don't think it would be approved by the current Congress, but if the vote can be forestalled until a new Congress begins in 2017, perhaps it would. There is a lot of debate in the press right now about the treaty's merits, but since it's the best global leaders could do, I think we should sign on. If the U.S. can do better than what is required by the treaty, that would be wonderful. That's really what we should set our sites on doing. The fact that the entire world has acknowledged that drastic change is necessary is very encouraging. At first I thought that wealthy countries were only donating $100 billion in total to help poor countries lessen their emissions. However, I just heard on the Diane Rehm Show that that is an annual budget, beginning in 2020. That sounds much more aggressive; I can only say I hope wealthy nations live up ...
Understanding the global-warming world: causes and ramifications.