It is becoming increasingly clear that we must do more than talk about climate change here in the United States. We need tough rules at home and a program that shares new technologies abroad to make it clear that we are not asking the developing world to sacrifice more than we are willing to sacrifice.
Without that, the developing countries will continue to balk at any potential treaty:
In the end, people close to the talks said, the emerging powers refused to agree to the specific emissions limits because they wanted industrial countries to commit to midterm goals in 2020, and to follow through on promises of financial and technological help.
“They’re saying, ‘We just don’t trust you guys,’ ” said Alden Meyer of the Union of Concerned Scientists, an advocacy group based in the United States. “It’s the same gridlock we had last year when Bush was president.”
The cap-and-trade plan, approved by Congress, is a good start for the United States, but not nearly strong enough to do what needs to be done.
Hank Kalet 
The \”cap and tax\” was approved by the House; I hope the Senate comes to its senses. It has nothing to do with emissions, it has everything to do with gooferment control. When they electric bill goes up by 4 grand per family and Congress gets to waste more of our stolen wealth, then what will you be doing for a job. Won't be able to afford a paper! And, it'll be \”climate change\” is the problem as \”global cooling\” will be freezing out butts like it was in the Eighties. Liberals, panic the sheeple, to get control!