LIMA, Peru — With floods, droughts,
forest fires and extreme storms on the rise, President Barack Obama has been
attempting to reassert US leadership in the fight against climate change.
Earlier this month, the White House
revealed plans to drastically curb emissions from coal plants. That move alone
— which does not require Congress’s approval — will slashthe US carbon footprint 12 percent by 2030.
It will also help the US meet its
voluntary pledge to shrink its 2005 carbon footprint 17 percent by 2020. That
might sound like a lot, but many scientists argue that, like most other nations’
climate change promises, it is nowhere near enough.
So, as negotiators frantically
attempt to agree on a new United Nations climate treaty, due to be inked in
Paris late next year, how does the rest of the world stack up to the US when it
comes to tackling the climate crisis?
GlobalPost runs down some of the
biggest players and polluters:
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