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Kyoto Protocol
Aimed at fighting global warming, the Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement associated to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Initially adopted in Kyoto, Japan, it was signed and ratified by 191 states as of July 2010.
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Why didn't China and the US sign the Kyoto protocol?
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The US signed the Kyoto Protocol on November 12, 1998, but did not ratify it.
It would harm the economy too much, they would either have to;
- cut down on production to cut down on GHG's (green house gases) or
- purchase expensive equipment to filter the toxins,
so the government did not want to risk the harming of the fragile economy, and especially now they definitely could not do it, it would further destroy the economy then what it is already.
The US signed the Kyoto Protocol on 12 November 1998. It has not yet ratified it.
When does the Kyoto Protocol end?
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It is supposed to end on December 31st, 2011. An amendment to it is expected though to take over from 2012 to 2016. An agreement in this regard is supposed to be reached next December 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Who refused to sign the Kyoto Protocol?
Asked by Wiki User
None of the parties to the Kyoto Convention refused to sign the Protocol.
The United States signed the Protocol but subsequently refused to ratify it.
What acton did president George W. Bush take with regard to the Kyoto Protocol?
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the answer is C.
the took America out of it.
What are Australia's contributions to the Kyoto protocol?
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Australia has ratified the Kyoto protocol.
How do you increase oxygen level in atmosphere?
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don't smoke, excercise, espessially walking.
Example of point source pollution?
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Two examples of point source pollution would be:
Factory smoke
Waste being directly dumped into rivers and/or oceans
Overflow of raw sewage
Where did Kyoto protocol take place and when?
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The Kyoto Prototcol took place in Kyoto, Japan.
The Kyoto Prototcol took place in Kyoto, Japan.
What is the primary purpose of the Kyoto protocal?
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In 1997, the problem of the rising of earth's average temperature was a strong enough political topic that eighty world leaders met in Kyoto, Japan, to agree upon a means of controlling that increase. The result was the Kyoto Protocol, which had no legal authority unless ratified by individual countries according to their constitutional processes. Countries that ratify agree to reduce their emissions of five greenhouse gases and CO2. The Protocol applies mostly to developed countries, with less stringent requirements being placed on nations with developing economies.
The Kyoto Protocol was signed in Kyoto, Japan on 1997.
All countries have now ratified the protocol, with the exception of the US, who now has a new President who supports the protocol.
Which of the following global issues dose the 1997 Kyoto protocol address?
Asked by Wiki User
global warming!!!!!!
Should the us sign the Kyoto or not?
Asked by Wiki User
"Yes We Should" Argument: Kyoto will reduce Carbon Dioxide emissions of developed countries and thus reduce the effect of Global Warming. "No, We Shouldn't" Argument: Kyoto places the majority of the cost on the U.S. Also, it completely ignores the developing countries of China and India, the former of whom will soon bypass us in CO2 emmissions.
Why might some countries be opposed to the Kyoto Protocol?
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Why did some countries not sign the Kyoto protocol?
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All countries have signed the Kyoto Protocol.
All countries except the USA have ratified it. The US signed on 12 Nov 1998, but has not yet ratified it.
Update, Dec 2011, Canada withdraws from the Kyoto Protocol with other countries expected to reconsider in the coming here.
Why did Kyoto Protocol happen?
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The Kyoto Protocol happened because governments around the world had come to realise that global warming is a real threat and that it is only by concerted action of all nations that catastrophic global warming can be prevented.
How successful was the Kyoto Protocol?
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It has been successful in many ways, firstly it has made major corperations realise the signifecence of their innapropriate actions. :)
For example, they have managed to reuse stuff more and all of that :)
What is the Kyoto Protocol?
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Kyoto Protocol- is the only international agreement aimed at controlling the greenhouse emissions that are hurting our climate change.This claim is made by many groups although there is no reductions in greenhouse emissions even offered by this protocol. In fact, most countries get unlimited growth in CO2 production.
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The Kyoto Protocol is a multi-national agreement for the reduction of the emission of greenhouse gasses.
In 1997, the problem of the rising of earth's average temperature was a strong enough political topic that eighty world leaders met in Kyoto, Japan, to agree upon a means of controlling that increase. The result was the Kyoto Protocol, which had no legal authority unless ratified by individual countries according to their constitutional processes. Countries that ratify agree to reduce their emissions of five greenhouse gases and CO2. The Protocol applies mostly to developed countries, with less stringent requirements being placed on nations with developing economies.
As of 2009 all countries except the United States have ratified the protocol.
The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its Parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets.
Which two nations have not signed onto the Kyoto Protocol?
Asked by Wiki User
United States,
Afghanistan,
Vatican,
Andorra
