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    we'll ensure that ours don't buy their first refridgerator." Get real!   The second paradox is the US's denial of disparate abilities to limit emissions. The US is the sole major player standing in the way of the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol,

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    Third to First World Problems As a country develops the infrastructure for the country, must be established or develop at a rate fast enough to compensate for the countries growth. If the basic service infrastructure does not develop at a fast enough rate or is not established properly, people that are in poorer communities or of a lower class are over looked or mistreated in the way the service is constructed around them. One of the most visible ways this can be seen is the development of waste

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    or to pay the price. Some of these regulations had their origin in an earlier piece of legislation designed to curb air pollution, conserve energy, and promote renewable energy. Others have been created by international agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol and the European Union Emission Trading Scheme. Putting a price on greenhouse gas emissions will have a significant effect on country and company bottom lines. Thus, we define carbon finance broadly in

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    especially sustainable electric energy (Selin, Rafferty, & Pallardy, 2008). Europe’s energy usage and Environmental footprint. [E.N. failed goal?] The 1997 Kyoto Protocol is an agreement made through the United Nations within their climate change convention ("Kyoto 1st Commitment Period (2008–12)," 2016). Countries participating in the Kyoto Protocol pledged to cut 5 percent of their greenhouse

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    that reason, in 1995 many countries came together in Kyoto, Japan and negotiated the Kyoto Protocol treaty (Global Warming and Climate Change). The Kyoto Protocol treaty demanded that industrialized countries reduce their greenhouse emissions by a definite percentage in the course of five years (Global Warming and Climate Change). This sounded ideal to many countries, however, problems quickly arose with certain countries. The Kyoto Protocol treaty was mostly favored by developed countries. But

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    reflection of their concern on the environment, but as a result of the strain the protocol would put on the economy and the lack of enforcement of quotas for several other nations including China and India. The United States must become a figurehead for environmental reform by addressing international issues and enforcing their quotas. One particularly enticing method of initiating success is discussed in the Kyoto Protocol. Countries who meet their quotas easily are able to sell their overlapping

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    Political leaders around the world recognizes climate change is an issue to be dealt with, but some believe climate change is a hoax: there has been controversy over whether nations should invest resources to solve the issue or not. The controversy has led 175 countries to sign an agreement, known as the Paris Agreement, which states each country will have goals to help reduce carbon emissions and global temperatures. What is the Paris Agreement? The Paris Agreement (Accord de Paris) is an agreement

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    agreements was Kyoto Protocol which was set in place to address the increasing greenhouse gases that cause climate change. Greenhouse gases are gases that cause the earth to have a faster change on climate. It caused the climate to change faster than what it should have been which caused many environmental issues. However, due to some issues of power and politics, countries who are supposed to support it and could have made a significant impact on its success did not conform to the protocol. Instead they

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    Literature reveals that the globalisation of the airline industry has resulted in easier accessibility across international borders. This has greatly benefited the tourism industries economic sector with a rise of foreign tourists and an increase in global competition (Dwyer, 2015). However the negative effects on the environment are vast with climate change has become a global problem. A swish study proved that out of the countries examined, 50-85% of tourism based emissions are as a result of air

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    The adaptation of the Kyoto Protocol took place in Kyoto Japan in the year 1997 (11th December). The implementation of the protocol, however, came into effect later in the year 2005 (February 16th). The number of states subscribed to the protocol are currently 192 as Canada 's withdrawal became effective in 2012 (December). The Kyoto Protocols role has thus been to implement UNFCC role of combatting global warming through the reduction

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