20 3.2 10 -9.3 -10 Non-Soviet-Bloc nations -20 All nations Former Soviet-Bloc nations -30 -36.8 -40 -50 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 Year (a) Emissions through time since the Kyoto Protocol Australia Canada United States Japan Italy France European Union Germany United Kingdom Russia -40 -20 20 40 Percent change in greenhouse gas emissions, 1990-2011 (b) Changes in emissions since the Kyoto Protocol Change from 1990 level (%)

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In part (b), compare the nations whose emissions have
increased with those whose emissions have decreased.
What difference(s) do you note between these two groups that
might explain why their emissions differ?

20
3.2
10
-9.3
-10
Non-Soviet-Bloc nations
-20
All nations
Former Soviet-Bloc nations
-30
-36.8
-40
-50
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
Year
(a) Emissions through time since the Kyoto Protocol
Australia
Canada
United States
Japan
Italy
France
European Union
Germany
United Kingdom
Russia
-40
-20
20
40
Percent change in greenhouse
gas emissions, 1990-2011
(b) Changes in emissions since the Kyoto Protocol
Change from 1990 level (%)
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