Global warming, ozone hole, air, land and sea pollution, melting ice. The two superpowers of the Western and Eastern worlds are grappling with one of the most sensitive issues of the coming years: the salvation of the planet and humanity itself. Hope comes through a comprehensive and shared agreement for development that is compatible with environmental preservation and non-predatory use of Earth's limited resources. The failure of the Kyoto Protocol calls all nations, starting even with those who bear the greatest responsibility, just like the U.S. and Russia, to seek a global treaty that will shelter us from the risk of a disaster now foretold.
