World's Biggest Polluter and Rich Nations Go Free: U.S. Agrees to Restrict Itself

The Union of Concerned Scientists, one of the most highly respected scientific organizations in the world has documented that China is the world's worst polluter.

However, a new United Nation's global warming treaty is expected to allow the People's Republic of China--and some of the world's wealthiest nations--such as the oil-rich United Arab Emirates--a license to continue freely pumping carbon into the atmosphere while restricting the emissions of the United States.

The U.S. will be preparing for the United Nations' Conference of the Parties 15 (COP15) climate-change summit that will take place in Copenhagen in December.

China will be able agree to the treaty, levied against the restricted nations such as the U.S., but China will not be legally bound by its limitations. And some of the world’s wealthiest nations, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are also on the non-restricted list.

For example, as a rising power increasing its leverage in world's affairs, China’s emissions are increasing six times faster than those in the U.S.

Obamabow climate-change czar Todd Stern is the special envoy for climate change who will represent the U.S.