Here in Europe, there has been a steady migration of factory jobs moved to the eastern European EU states who have successfully groaned about the need to pollute. In their infinite wisdom the traditional EU states have accepted this and looked the other way while previously good jobs have moved out of the west. The manufacturing jobs are disappearing in the West and moving to the East where environmental regulations are minimal and the pay is a fraction of the total charges. This new UN study is a good wakeup call as we keep moving manufacturing "over there" and ignore the problems.
It blamed continued growth in Western economies and a revival of growth in former East Bloc nations, with pollution from transport the biggest culprit by sector.Big business is happy that not only can pay much less but they can also ignore the environment. Out of sight, out of mind. If these companies are going to continue moving jobs to the East, the executives ought to also enjoy the fine living conditions and local salaries that they think are so good for everyone else. Let them breath in the pollution. Let their kids live with the full quality of life that sounds so attractive to them. Let them earn centimes on the euro in salary and benefits. Think of the money it would save.
"Industrialised countries' overall greenhouse-gas emissions rose to a near all-time high in 2005," UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer said in a press conference telecast from Bonn.
"Greenhouse-gas emissions between 1990 and 2000 went down, but then between 2000 and 2005 they increased again, by 2.6 percent."
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