Quote Originally Posted by LittleGrizzly View Post
It would just be pointless individual countries going thier own way, america could have some of the best enviromental policys in the world and china and india would wipe them out in no time, besides do you want them to have an economic advantadge or would you rather the world pressured them into agreeing to international treaties to give us a level playing field...

Not to mention I wouldn't mind pressuring China but we dont have to sign some fancy treaty to do that.

well its one of the best ways to do it, treaties contain obligations which are damaging to squirm out of, if these countries are as self interested as you say (they are) then simple verbal promises are definetly not enough, things need to be down on paper with the least possible wiggle room...
I dont think paper matter much either. Yall are harping on this one issue eventually China and India will come around and if they decide to do that great but we must look at the wider picture.