It also ethically dubious for the US to insist that it can demand that
other nations must agree to make reductions
in their manufacturing sectors consistent with US reductions
in the US manufacturing sector given that almost all
nations in the world have lower total and per
capita GHG emissions
than the United
States.
The United
States is not only responsible for the current crisis because, as President Obama noted, it is the second highest emitter of ghg
in the world behind China, it has historically emitted much more ghgs into the atmosphere
than any
other country including China, it is currently near the top of all
nations in per
capita ghg emissions, and the US has been responsible more
than any
other developed
nation for the failure of the international community to adopt meaningful ghg emissions reduction targets from the beginning of international climate negotiations
in 1990 until the Obama administration.