helsingin sanomat - international edition - business & finance
former us vice president al gore predicts that his country will join the kyoto climate treaty before president George w. Bush leaves office.
up to now, Bush has categorically refused to give us approval to the treaty aimed at limiting emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide.
speaking in helsinki on tuesday, gore said that he had discussed the matter with an unnamed key researcher for the Bush administration. the researcher had told gore that the usa would join kyoto at the latest "fifteen minutes after a new administration takes office".
however, gore added that Bush might also change his mind, as several key researchers are "pushing him in that direction".at this point, nothing president bu...
