00532nam a2200085Ia 4500100002100000245006700021260000900088520033000097583001900427  aRobertson, David  aGlobal environment : are international treaties a distraction?  c1990  aNotes that proposals for international cooperation to reduce environmental damage have immediate appeal because they reduce individual governments' responsibilities, by making the problems collective responsibilities.  Points out that international treaties can be effective only as long as their signatories want them to be.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR