As the world’s largest polluter, accounting for roughly a quarter of global carbon emissions, America’s reluctance to do more is perhaps understandable, if not forgivable. But claims by Bush that America cannot afford to do anything about global warming ring hollow: other advanced industrial countries with comparable standards of living emit only a fraction of what the US emits per dollar of GDP.
作为占全球碳排放量约四分之一的世界第一大污染国，美国不愿采取进一步措施的态度虽然不可原谅，但却可以理解。但布什有关美国无法对全球变暖采取任何措施的说法根本站不住脚：其他生活水平与美国近似的发达国家，其单位美元国内生产总值所导致的排放却只占美国的一小部分。