U.S. Won’t Follow Climate Treaty Provisions, Whitman Says. Yesterday, I mentioned the New Scientist editorial advising the rest of the world to get on with implementing the Kyoto accords without counting on the US. The editorial mentioned that it was probably too late for the US to get onboard with the accord because of the changeover in administration and the lagtime for Congressional approval of treaties. Now it’s clear that the US won’t even try. New York Times