It appears that the president’s global celebrity status doesn’t advance the effectiveness of environmental scolding.  The Indian government rejected Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s calls for legally binding carbon caps, lest such limits “undermine the economic growth that is necessary to lift millions more out of poverty.”

I’m sure some people in low-wage, high-energy jobs (e.g. manufacturing, mining, etc.) in the U.S. share the sentiments of the Indian government.