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I saw one of the Japanese ministers on TV a few months ago saying that 
they didn't like the treaty because it doesn't count the affect of the 
forests of Japan. It seemed Japan felt pressured into accepting in the 
first place. However, things may have changed since then.

>>The Japanese also walked away from it. I heard that things were skewed in
>>favor of India and China especially, and Europe in a more minor way. Bush
>>said he wanted a fairer treaty.
>
>Not true.  Japan has chosen the way to convince the US instead of simply 
>blaming it, because without participation of the country that produces 22% 
>of CO2 with less than 5% of population, we have no chance to successfully 
>stop the earth warming up.

At 2:26 AM -0400 01.9.24, GAmoore@... wrote:
>I saw one of the Japanese ministers on TV a few months ago saying that
>they didn't like the treaty because it doesn't count the affect of the
>forests of Japan. It seemed Japan felt pressured into accepting in the
>first place. However, things may have changed since then.

Like it or not, Japan is taking effort for reduction of CO2.

It is hard for every country to reduce CO2.  There are people in every 
country who see instant benefit rather than collapse in the future.  But 
the reduction must be done, otherwise the whole world suffers.

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KONDO Tatsuo (Kondo is my family name)
website: http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~kndt

Its not a matter of liking it or now. It is a fact. Japan did not want to 
sign the treaty. They said that the CO2 reduction from forests were not 
taken into account - this is after Bush made his statement. Now in the 
meantime, Japan was pressured to accept it - maybe with some compromises.

>Like it or not, Japan is taking effort for reduction of CO2.