The dollar's nosedive: a problem for the whole world

[Tchocky]

Originally Posted by AntEater

The emissions of the US are not heavy industry, but private traffic and consumption.
The US's CO2 problem stems from Florida air conditioning, not from Pittsburg steel mills.
If the US still had a heavy industry that could have been hurt by Kyoto, it would also have something to export, hence a lesser trade deficit and a more stable dollar.
US companies own heavy industry, but this industry goes on the climate deficit of China or India.

Funny how the US and China are almost inverted polluters. Chinese industry pollutes incredibly, but the general populace, given it's size, has a negligible impact. In the US, the major industries are quite clean and it's the energy inefficiency of private citizens that's pushing credulity.