Official Urges U.S. to Regulate Emissions
Germany’s environment minister expressed concerns over U.S. policy on reducing carbon dioxide emissions in a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Christie Whitman.
Juergen Trittin urged the United States to follow the agreements reached in 1997 in Kyoto, Japan, on regulating so-called greenhouse gases to curb global warming. Another round of discussions is planned in Bonn in July.
President Bush earlier this month abandoned a campaign pledge to begin regulating carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
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