Week 3 question 2

John McCain, in my opinion, is an institutionalist. He seems to be caught up in the weaknesses of the Kyoto Protocol. He suggests entering the protocol is useless without the participation from developing nations such as India and China. Moreover, he says that even if China and India and China do sign on that it would still have to be on “America’s terms.”
Reducing dependence on foreign, especially from hostile countries such as Venezuela and Russia is also something that Mr. McCain seems to feel is important.
He does not see the problem as happening now, but that it could get out of control if something is not done to fix the problem. This is quite different from what democrats such as Hillary Clinton have proposed.
Clinton’s plan to improve the economy while improve the environment would probably make her a market liberal. She recognizes transportation as being 70% of US oil company and to fic that problem she proposes more strict standards for automobiles. By 2030, she proposes fuel standards of 55 miles/ gallon which would be a dramatic change.
Hillary Clinton would probably be the better choice if environmental conservation were the only issue. Clinton is able to recognize the most important problem and proposes strict standards in order to fix it. Automobiles in the United States are probably the most substantial problem and by taking the lead in cutting car emissions, other countries such as India and China will eventually have no choice but to follow in our footsteps. Refusing to do anything without the participation of India and China will probably exacerbate the situation.