Meyers: Is Kerry’s Bony Finger Enough to Enforce the Global Climate Change Agreement?

MEYERS: "One of the main differences between this most recent summit, which took place in Paris, and the failed climate change summit in Copenhagen in 2009, is that six years ago China -- one of the world's largest polluters -- did not see climate change as a problem. And now China can't see anything, because they live inside the belly of the smoke monster from "Lost." So with China on board this time, leaders from 196 countries were able to agree on an ambitious set of goals for cutting greenhouse gases. But that's not to say there aren't flaws in this plan. For example, the deal is basically voluntary. There's no enforcement mechanism. A point Secretary of State John Kerry was asked about on 'Meet the Press' this weekend. "
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TODD: "There seems to be no mechanism for getting countries to comply, other than wagging your finger at them and shaming them. Am I wrong?"
KERRY: "Well, that's the most powerful weapon in many ways."
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MEYERS: " And there's no, no weapon more powerful than the bony, ichabod crane finger of John Kerry. 'Stop your carbon, sir! Stop it!'"