An investigation into the Kyoto protocols Environmental science essay
The Kyoto Protocol requires signatory countries to reduce their man-made emissions below their -2012 emissions level. Parties that ratify the agreement will have the opportunity to meet part of their reduction requirements by preserving and enhancing stored carbon. The Kyoto Protocol is a global treaty to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, and five other gases. none of which are ODSs. The absence of ODS in the Kyoto Protocol and the absence of formal climate considerations in the Montreal Protocol serve as motivation to consider the past and the future. President Bush is right to abandon the Kyoto Protocol. It is a flawed agreement to address the problem of global temperature changes and their impact on the environment. Considerable. Abstract. The Kyoto Protocol sets legally binding greenhouse gas emissions targets for industrialized countries. The importance of this agreement and the development of a climate change policy make it necessary to define and adopt national policies and implement environmental regulations. Under the UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol was adopted and Annex I countries and the European Union had to reduce their emissions. emissions. 2 below the emission levels during - The Kyoto Protocol regulates six types of greenhouse gases: O, PFCs, HFCs and. Global warming is the long-term warming of the Earth's surface that has been observed since the pre-industrial period. as a result of human activities. The main cause was mainly the burning of fossil fuels, which increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere. This term is not interchangeable with the term 'climate’.