After the United Kingdom which pledged to cut its greenhouse gases emissions by 34 percent by 2020 and Japan by 25 percent, Norway is another country to pledge to drastic emissions cuts.

Meanwhile, the European Union still clings to cuts from 20 to 30 percent if other major emitters join them. It would be nice if our elected representatives increased their efforts on this most important matter.

More and more countries – including Brazil, China and India – are acting more on climate change. It’s time some richer nations follow their example and answer the call of endangered nations. Continue »