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The Kyoto Protocol is an amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The ultimate goal of the protocol is to stabilize greenhouse gas emission concentrations in the atmosphere.
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Fast Facts
- 2008: 182 countries and various government entities have ratified the United Nations agreement
- Signatory countries must reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by a collective average of 5.2% below the 1990 level
- Countries that don't meet their Kyoto obligations will be forced to submit 1.3 emission allowances
- Now covers more than 60 percent of greenhouse gas emissions globally
- Countries categorized as Annex I countries (developed countries) that have accepted greenhouse gas reduction obligations and non-annex I countries (developing countries) that don't produce greenhouse gas emissions but are participating in the Clean Development Mechanism
- Not ratified by the United States
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"The scientific evidence on climate change is stronger than ever. We all know that even the targets in the Kyoto Protocol are only a first step if we want to prevent the severe consequences that climate change could have. All countries have to act, but the industrialised countries have to take the lead. Climate change can only be tackled effectively through a multilateral process." — [[Margot Wallström]], Environment Commissioner for the European UnionEuropa European Union Ratifies the Kyoto Protocol(May 31, 2002)"Kyoto is, in many ways, unrealistic. Many countries cannot meet their Kyoto targets. The targets themselves were arbitrary and not based upon science. For America, complying with those mandates would have a negative economic impact, with layoffs of workers and price increases for consumers. And when you evaluate all these flaws, most reasonable people will understand that it's not sound public policy." — United States President George W. BushThe White House: President Bush Discusses Global Climate Change (June 11, 2001)
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Other developed countries that are members of the Kyoto Protocol include Russia, Canada, New Zealand and Switzerland. http://bit.ly/2XUsDd
@all_about_warm | November 08, 2009 10:59 AM -
GRL Workshop called KYOTO PROTOCOL HACKING Day 3 Start. See http://www.ustream.tv/channel/base-seane
@GRLKYOTO | November 08, 2009 02:39 AM -
#OG09 In 2012, the Kyoto Protocol to prevent climate change runs out. COP15 is the final chance for the world’s leaders to meet beforehand
@ChivasSkinCare | November 07, 2009 08:16 PM -
Perhaps I was doing it wrong. DOES ANYONE KNOW OR CARE WTF THE KYOTO PROTOCOL IS? #fml
@Toujours_Diva | November 07, 2009 04:00 PM -
Do you know your country's political history concerning the Kyoto Protocol?
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The Collapse of the Kyoto Protocol and the Struggle to Slow Global Warming (Council on Foreign Relations Book) - $26.95
Even as the evidence of global warming mounts, the international response to this serious threat is coming unraveled. The United States has formally withdrawn from the 1997 Kyoto Protocol; other key nations are facing difficulty in meeting ...
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The Kyoto Protocol: International Climate Policy for the 21st Century - $139.00
The adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in December 1997 was a major achievement in the endeavour to tackle the problem of global climate change at the dawn of the 21st century. After many years of involvement in the negotiation process, the boo...
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Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention Climate Change - $0.99
The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the international Framework Convention on Climate Change with the objective of reducing Greenhouse gases that cause climate change. It was agreed on 11 December 1997 at the 3rd Conference of the Parties t...
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Legal Aspects of Implementing the Kyoto Protocol Mechanisms: Making Kyoto Work - $205.00
The first protocol to the UN Framework Covention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted in Kyoto in 1997. It is a unique international law instrument which sets stringent, legally binding targets for the reduction of emissions of the 'green...
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