• Provisions and rationales of the Kyoto Protocol pages 4-5 • Effectiveness of the Kyoto Protocol pages 5-6 • The impact of the Kyoto Protocol on Spain pages 7-8 • Conclusion page 9 • Bibliography page 10 1. Introduction The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement framed into
might imply for a company. ( maximum 700 words) The Kyoto protocol is an agreement between nations to enter into commitment to reach gas reduction targets. These targets are not specified by the Kyoto Protocol. This initiative emerged from the belief that developed nations were the main and highest contributors to the current high levels of greenhouse gas emissions. This agreement was adopted in Kyoto Japan on the 11 December 1997. The Kyoto
planet, and developed/industrialized countries contributed to it. Thus, a solution based on international cooperation was needed to make a huge effort to revert these changes, and make sure developing countries won’t make the same mistakes. The Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC, effective in February 2005, is a treaty put in place to reduce the man-made greenhouse gas emissions causing global warming (Suzuki 2014). There are two broad goals that can clearly be identified with regards to this treaty: 1)
Introduction The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is a legally binding international agreement, which was adopted in December 1997 and came into effect in February 2005. It aims to mitigate the effects of anthropogenic climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Since “an emission anywhere in the world contributes to global warming” (Campbell), international cooperation was necessary to address climate change as, without everyone’s involvement
In this essay, I will elaborate on analyzing the 2005 Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC from several aspects, to achieve a holistic understanding to this protocol. The environmental problem involved in 2005 Kyoto Protocol is the emission of Green House Gas (GHG) over the world. The global warming due to GHG had been a big threat to human’s future, and this protocol was designed to control the emission of GHG in each country. The harm of GHG to human beings is obvious and people have to take actions. With
What do the Kyoto protocols and European Trading Scheme’s Illustrate about sustainable development? Sustainable development encompasses many various meanings, however the most frequently used definition originates from the Brundtland report (WCED, 1987, p.43) defining it as ‘’a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’’. The Kyoto protocols and European trading systems are seen as mediums to ensure resource management
2.0. Introduction The Republic of South Africa signed the Kyoto Protocol under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 31 July, 2002 as a non-annex I party. Therefore, South Africa, like all other developing countries has not been allocated specific targets to commit to under the protocol. At the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP) negotiations that took place in Copenhagen in 2009 (UNFCC, 2009), South Africa took the responsibility to carry out mitigation actions to
as well as the United States is ranked as the largest emitter per capita in the world. The absence of these three countries made treaty not as successful. Furthermore, the system was relatively less flexible, which could be another reason the Kyoto Protocol failed. Less flexibility is based on the concept of strictly binding commitments that would lead countries offering conservative promises that ultimately have no real impacts on combating emissions. In contrast, the nations approached with a new
increasing awareness and concerns for the protection of the environment . Like all the industrialized nations on the planet, Quebec, and more generally Canada, produces huge amounts of greenhouse gas, which have terrible effects on the planet. The Kyoto protocol, ratified in 1997, is the initiative for Governments around the world to act in favor of the reduction of GHG emission. Furthermore, the Government of Quebec has taken action to promote a greener way lifestyle by subsidizing many environmentally
Advantages and Limitations of the Kyoto Protocol The advent of industrialized civilization has brought to us many remarkable feats that enhance our everyday lives. Such things as automobiles, airplanes, tractors, mainframe computers, and even relatively simple machines like lawnmowers have intertwined themselves into the everyday culture of modern day industrialized countries.. These products have provided us enormous benefits compared to the types of lives our ancestors used to live. In the