Living on Earth’s George Homsy reports on the European Community’s troubles in coming up with a promised plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, which are the leading contributor to the greenhouse effect. The difficulties could be embarrassing to the EEC, which has been pushing a reluctant US to commit to specific CO2 reductions.
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