Yuhan Zhang's unrealistic idea of Noah’s Ark

Comments on Yuhan Zhang “How the US and China can build a Noah’s Ark together”, 30/11/2010, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/11/30/how-the-us-and-china-can-build-a-noahs-ark-together/
While the US and China are the two largest emitters as individual countries, they are far apart in levels of per capita emissions, not too dissimilar to the difference in the levels of income per capita.

Even that, it appears that China has much more ambitious climate change policies to limit its emissions than the US does.

Further, China is only a new comer to industrialisation, while the US has been rich and the largest emitters for many decades if not a couple of centuries.

Anyone with an open and fair mind must wonder: what do all these mean for "the US and China can build a Noah’s Ark together"?

Furthermore, what do human rights mean for emissions per capita?

While Yuhan Zhang’s idea of the US and Chian act together may have many merits, the stark reality in terms of history and per capita emissions must not and should not be ignored.

They will always be part of the important context for international considerations of climate change policies and emissions reductions.

The G2 concept may sound flattering to China, but China should not and cannot be fooled by empty and worthless vanity at the expenses of its national interests.