Poland keeps vetoing its own future

EU and other western countries hide behind their reduction of CO2, the truth is that the technology involved behind these reductions looks clean as the final product but their production on the other hand is a significant cause for the increased levels of CO2 being produced, toxins released into the environment and land destruction. The EU, US, and Japan have this week actually gone to the World Trade Organization this week to Sue China into eliminating its restrictions on exports of rare earth metals. China supplies 95% of the world demand! China says the restrictions are in place to limit the environmental devastation. The US in California has rare earth deposits but they refuse to mine them because its too environmentally destructive. So they force China to do it. Then blame them for CO2 emissions. Its hypocrisy at its best. The entire world gets China to produce their products then wash their hands of the guilt associated with mining, and refining of metals. These rare metals are used in modern batteries, and every electronic device in production today. Did i also mention magnets. With out these components there is no wind power, solar power, nuclear power.

Poland as a developing nation has made a huge effort to curb carbon dioxide emissions, cutting them from 465 million tons in 1990 to 377 million in 2009. We would easily meet the EU goal of curbing emissions by 20 percent from 1990 levels by 2020. As a whole the 27-EU nations produce 10.9% of the worlds co2 emissions in 2008 while China produced 21%. Poland produced 0.9% of the world total in 2008.

Looking at China, their 1990 levels were 3770.5 million. In 2008 they rose to 9916 million. China being the largest producer of CO2 in the world and having increased their CO2 production by 263% in 2008 since 1990 levels makes Polands refusal to sacrifice its industry for a slight decrease in emissions unreasonable.

Countries like Germany that are pushing for higher standards are also the key producers of renewable energy technology. So this also contributes as for them its an economic gain.

Then again looking at all those stats we must consider yet more stats. Are we being fair comparing China's emissions to those of Poland, Eu or even US. Not necessarily when you consider the differences in population and shear size. I think its worth looking at the CO2 emissions per person, aka per capita. The US rants 10th, Canada 11th, Russia 18th, Germany 27th, Poland is tied with the 27-EU nations at 39th place. So were is China. Well its down at 57 place. right after France and Switzerland. Meaning that the Chinese are producing less emissions than the majority of the so called green countries.

I have always disagreed with the idea of reductions associated with past historical emissions for a given country. This mechanism ensures continued economic supremacy of those who have dominated historically. We should be looking at the Per Capita emissions. The countries that in the past have sacrificed environmental considerations should now be held to stricter standards. also the amount of CO2 production nationally should be redistributed outwardly based on who consumes the products they produce. Because Oil producers should not be the ones paying the price of the pollution being caused. they should be paid by the consumers who use it.