Under the current writing, developing countries are not required to make any emission reductions. The recent United Nations Climate Change Conference hopes to change that, with a 2015 target date for an updated agreement that would include all countries.
191 countries have signed and ratified the kyoto protocol as of september 2011...
The modest targets of the Kyoto Protocol were for most developing countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by around eight per cent by 2012. Some countries are well on their way to achieving these goals, most particularly the United Kingdom which will easily exceed its target. However, we should wait until 2012 for a verdict on the success or otherwise of the Kyoto Protocol.
The United States is not involved in the Kyoto Protocol. They signed the agreement in 1998 but later withdrew in 2001 without ratifying it. Despite this, many other countries continue to be part of the Kyoto Protocol.
It's Kyoto not Tokyo "Kyoto protocol".
The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement with the objective of reducing greenhouse gases that cause climate change. The Kyoto mechanisms are: * Stimulate sustainable development through technology transfer and investment * Help countries with Kyoto commitments to meet their targets by reducing emissions or removing carbon from the atmosphere in other countries in a cost-effective way * Encourage the private sector and developing countries to contribute to emission reduction efforts The protocol includes having most signatory countries lower the output of six greenhouse gases namely CO2, CH4, NO2, SF6, Hydrofluorocarbons (CFCs) and perfluorocarbons.
South Africa is a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol, which sets binding emission reduction targets for developed countries. South Africa has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions below business-as-usual levels, but as a developing country, it does not have binding targets like developed countries. South Africa has also been involved in negotiations to shape future international climate agreements post-Kyoto.
This question refers to the signatories of the Kyoto Protocols. The failures of Kyoto were based on disparities of enforcement between industrialized economies such as the United States and the then developing countries, chiefly China and India. Western countries faced a more stringent burden of carbon regulatory emissions in comparison to these developing states. For these reasons and others the United States and other countries could not agree to Kyoto's language.
Yes, China has signed and ratified the Kyoto protocol.
The purpose of the Kyoto Protocol was to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases across the globe. 192 nations have signed the Kyoto Protocol, though only 37 of them have binding carbon emission targets.
The Kyoto Protocol is an 1997 international agreement by all countries to reduce their carbon emissions. Carbon dioxide pollution, emitted largely by the burning of fossil fuels, is causing global warming, and that is causing climate change. That is the connection between climate change and the Kyoto Protocol.
Australia & US
The Kyoto Protocol primarily affects countries that are Parties to the agreement, as they are required to set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The protocol aims to address global climate change by promoting international cooperation and action on emissions reductions.