Thanks for Waking Up U.S.: Gorbachev
Published on October 8th, 2007
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NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Much time has been lost in the fight to stop global warming, but the United States, the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, has finally begun to take the problem seriously, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said on Friday.
He made his comments in New Orleans, which is recovering from Hurricane Katrina, the powerful 2005 storm that some experts have said was part of a trend toward stronger and more frequent hurricanes due to man-made warming.
“I’m sorry the United States has not ratified the Kyoto Protocol,” Gorbachev said, referring to the international accord to reduce emissions of gases that contribute to global warming.
