Climate report builds support for world body

Nations back world environmental body

Fear of runaway global warming pushed 46 countries to line up Saturday behind France’s appeal for a new environmental body that could single out — and perhaps police — nations that abuse the Earth.
“It is our responsibility. The future of humanity demands it,” President Jacques Chirac said in an appeal to put the environment at the top of the world’s agenda.

With such a fantastic mission of course the U.S. is a part of this move. What! We're not!

But key world polluters — including the United States, China, India and Russia — steered clear.
Without naming the United States directly, Chirac expressed frustration that “some large countries, large rich countries, still must be convinced.” They are “refusing to accept the consequences of their acts,” he said.