Ill show you my goal if you show me yours

The climate science is in. The need for action is indisputable. The goal is clear. Or is it? Consider these few examples:

• Sixteen of the nation’s top environmental leaders tell Congress we must reduce America‘s “global warming emissions” by 15-20% below current levels by 2020.

• The U.S. Climate Action Partnership — a coalition of environmental groups and corporations — proposes that greenhouse gas emissions reach 90-100% in 10 years, compared to what they are when a cap and trade bill is enacted.

• Six Western Governors sign the Western Climate Initiative, calling for greenhouse gas reductions of 15% below 2005 by 2020.

• California passes legislation calling for emissions to drop to 100% of 1990 levels by 2020.

• The European Union sets its targets at 20% below 1990 emissions by 2020. But it’s willing to go to 30% if others do.

• Meeting in Vienna a month ago, 1,000 delegates from 158 countries agree that industrialized nations should cut their greenhouse gas emissions 25-40% below 1990 levels by 2020.

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