Among centrists and liberals, it is fashionable to complaint and exclaim about China's carbon footprint.
They can now blame China for global warming, intead of looking at the US.

However, as these figures bear out, the U.S. and other nations have just exported our carbon production to another country. Tidy. It is not just a Chinese responsibility, obviously ... U.S. and U.S. -RELATED carbon is still the biggest footprint in the world.

No need to worry. The WTO is dead. The deal hit a fatal snag last week when the United States refused to allow China and India a loophole that would have protected farmers from a sudden surge in imports.

The recriminations started almost immediately, with each side blaming the other for what has been widely regarded as a disaster. On Wednesday China blamed "selfish" wealthy Western nations for the failure to free up global trade, while Japan pointed the finger at China and India for focusing on their own interests instead of considering the global economy.

The reality is that a WTO deal is now unlikely for years to come. The crestfallen Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said on Tuesday that it could even be three or four years before the talks are revived.
In the long term the debacle in Geneva marks a break of immense importance. The rules governing trade will become more inscrutable, because agreements between individual states will replace the framework that had been globally accepted up to now. The WTO will lose its influence as the referee in disputes. The price will only gradually be perceived by businesses, but it will be high. The trade system is losing the dependability that exporters urgently require.Above all the failure of the WTO talks reflects the changing power relations in the world. Gone are the days when the US and Europe could set the tone and largely draw up the world trade agreements amongst themselves. China and India took a tough stance. They fight hard for their interests and only support free trade when it suits them. The old industrial powers will slowly realize the bitter truth of this. Geneva was just a foretaste.