There is no way to answer this question. This commingling of product prevents any company from saying the fuel in your tank was sourced only domestically. EIA does not collect data on the source of the gasoline sold at retail outlets. The name on the service station sign does not tell the whole story. Most refiners use a mix of crude oils from various domestic and foreign sources. The mix of crude oils can change based on the relative cost and availability of crude oil from different sources. The treaty was negotiated in Kyoto, Japan in December 1997, opened for signature on March 16, 1998, and closed on March 15, 1999. The agreement came into force on February 16, 2005 following ratification by Russia on November 18, 2004. Notable exceptions include the united states and Australia. Other countries, like India and China, which have ratified the protocol, are not required to reduce carbon emissions under the present agreement. May 23, 2002 when Iceland ratified. On November 12, 1998, Vice President Al Gore symbolically signed the protocol. Both Gore and Senator Joseph Lieberman indicated that the protocol would not be acted upon in the Senate until there was participation by the developing nations CNN. The Clinton Administration never submitted the protocol to the Senate for ratification. GDP from implementing the Protocol. The current President, George W. Furthermore, he is not happy with the details of the treaty. For example, he does not support the split between Annex I countries and others. Bush said of the treaty: This is a challenge that requires a 100 percent effort; ours, and the rest of the worlds. Yet, China was entirely exempted from the requirements of the kyoto protocol.

India and Germany are among the top emitters. Yet, India was also exempt from Kyoto. Americas unwillingness to embrace a flawed treaty should not be read by our friends and allies as any abdication of responsibility. To the contrary, my administration is committed to a leadership role on the issue of climate change. CO2 as their counterparts in similarly developed countries like Germany, France, and the united kingdom that have ratified the treaty and agreed to further reduce emissions. Some observers have interpreted this report as being supportive of the protocol, although the report itself does not explicitly endorse the protocol. White House official and former oil industry advocate, Philip Cooney, adjusted descriptions of climate research that had already been approved by government scientists. The white house has denied that Philip Cooney watered down reports. Input from the business lobby group Global Climate Coalition was also a factor. According to those same officials, the United States is on track to fulfill its pledge to reduce its carbon intensity 18 percent by 2012.

The position Bush has taken on climate change has shifted with a gradual increasing acceptance that global warming is a problem, and that it is partly caused by human activity.