Edited by author 06-16-2004 10:10 PM
"I don't think Canada or the Europeans can be legally forced to live up to its provisions for cutting carbon dioxide, should they fail to do so."

Why not, if they agreed to its provisions? Are you not saying that they are free to break the law? Or is there something in your constitution that I am not aware of? This is one reason for refusing to sign onto Kyoto: to avoid the choice of (1) the shooting oneself in the foot economically or (2) breaking the law.