kyoto protocol

[swatiraohnlu]

The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the international Framework Convention on Climate Change with the objective of reducing Greenhouse gases that cause climate change. It was agreed on 11 December 1997 at the 3rd Conference of the Parties to the treaty when they met in Kyoto, and entered into force on 16 February 2005. As stated in the treaty itself, The objective of the Kyoto Protocol is to achieve "stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.

Is the Kyoto Protocol a good treaty to combat global warming? Is it a model for future treaties?

 

[swatiraohnlu]

* Fighting climate change means cutting emissions with Kyoto Protocol Fighting global warming requires that countries move from a path of higher and higher greenhouse gas emissions each year to decreasing their greenhouse gas emissions. The Kyoto Protocol sets in motion this process, so is an essential step in the fight against global warming. As of January 2008, and running through 2012, countries will have to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by a collective average of 5% below their 1990 levels. This is a significant reversal.

Jeremy Symons, manager of the global warming program at the National Wildlife Federation, said in 2005 to the Washington Post, "You can't solve global warming by increasing emissions. That is what we are doing now. That is what President Bush is doing. You can't stop an environmental problem by increasing pollution.
* The Kyoto Protocol's target cuts in emissions are achievable Stephen Leahy. "CLIMATE CHANGE: Kyoto on Track, Despite Some Slackers". Inter Press Service. November 21, 2007 - BROOKLIN, Canada, Nov 21 (IPS) - Total greenhouse gas emissions of 40 industrialised countries rose to a near all-time high in 2005, but the Kyoto Protocol will still exceed its reduction targets, a United Nations agency said two weeks before political leaders meet in Bali, Indonesia to begin negotiations on a new and more aggressive treaty to battle climate change."

* Kyoto Protocol initiates cooperation on climate Stanford University climate scientist Stephen H. Schneider said in support of Kyoto when it was initiated in 2005, "You're going to need two generations of cooperative effort...to get ourselves off the fat carbon diet we're on." The Kyoto Protocol, Schneider indicated, provided a good kick-start to this cooperative effort in fighting global warming.

 

[swatiraohnlu]

* Global warming is chiefly human-caused, making Kyoto important. Global warming has spiked significantly since the industrial revolution, indicating that, despite some possible natural causes of global warming, it is chiefly caused by human green-house gas emissions. As such, the Kyoto Protocol is a very relevant today in fighting global warming.

* Even if humans play a smaller role in climate change, Kyoto is still good. Even if humans are not actually the "chief" cause of global warming, there is little dispute that we play some role, due to our emissions of greenhouse gases, which contribute to the warming of the globe. As such, the Kyoto Protocol is an important tool in the fight against human-caused greenhouse gas emissions and global warming.

* Kyoto is justified if global warming is merely considered probable "Turkey should sign Kyoto Protocol, says Nobel winner". Turkish Daily News. 13 May 2008 - "The scientific evidence for global warming is reviewed every five years and we are becoming increasingly convinced that it is caused by human activity. We can never say that we are 100 percent sure because all science is considered to be a balance of probability."

* Kyoto Protocol is important beyond fighting global warming. Reducing carbon emissions is important on many levels, not just on the grounds of fighting global warming. Reducing emissions can help fight air pollution, which is becoming an increasingly significant health risk in major cities around the world. Additionally, petroleum resources are running out. It is essential that we move beyond them to renewable alternatives. The Kyoto Protocol provides a good pretext for cutting carbon emissions and moving to renewable resources. It is important to recognize, therefore, that the Kyoto Protocol benefits the world in critical ways other than fighting climate change.

 

[dimpy.handa]

The Kyoto Protocol is an international and legally binding agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. It came into force on 16th February 2005. The major feature of the Kyoto Protocol is that it sets binding targets for industrialized countries for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The green house gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulphur hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbons and perfluorocarbons. As of 2008, 183 parties have ratified the protocol, which includes India.