Kyoto Protocol

Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC 2005 Greenhouse gas emissions have continuously risen not only due to natural activity but human as well; there is a strong relationship between anthropogenic factors and global climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has estimated that average global temperatures will rise 1.4-5.8 C by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase (York, 2005). A call for action was necessary so the UNFCCC began to discuss the Kyoto Protocol in 1997.…

emissions) and several developing countries never signed the treaty to begin with (Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data, 2015). All of the countries mentioned have a large contribution towards GHG emissions and will only continue to rise. Even if the Kyoto Protocol were to be successful at decreasing global emissions by 5%, the previously mentioned countries would affect the outcome and only decrease that percentage. This comes back to the main challenge of the cost of being environmentally…

International agreement: Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol was created in Kyoto, Japan on 11 December 1997 and approved on 16 February 2005 in response to the increasingly alarming rate of global warming. Climate change has always been present even before the Anthropocene era, but has only been more drastic in the recent decades. If the rate of global warming is left unchecked, there will likely be more extreme natural events such as drought, floods, heatwaves, and many more harmful weather.…

reductions (Background on the UNCCC, 2014). The Kyoto Protocol only applies to first world countries, as they have released the utmost amounts of gases into the air (Background on the UNCCC, 2014). Furthermore, the notion of “common but differentiated responsibilities” states that all countries are supposed to be addressing climate change although; they aren’t all equally liable (Making those first steps count: An Introduction to the Kyoto Protocol,…

The Kyoto Protocol Pros and Cons The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It was borne on the premise that global warming exists due to human activities. The legal binding agreement help ensure that state parties help mitigate global warming. List of Pros of Kyoto Protocol 1. Preservation of mankind's future The changes in surface temperature results in heat wave, heavy downpours, rising sea levels, soil erosion and increased ocean acidity, all…

The Kyoto Protocol (KP) is an international agreement to reduce the global levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) and resulted from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets (“United Nations Framework,” n.d.).” The Kyoto Protocol acknowledges that global warming does exists and is the result of man-made CO2 emissions. The protocol was adopted in 1997 and came into force…

China has been at the top of the international agenda when bringing up the issue of climate change and this is because of the controversial position of the Chinese government on the matter throughout the years. China has ratified the Kyoto Protocol; nevertheless the country was exempt from committing to an emissions target reduction since China was not one of the main contributors to global warming during the period of industrialization that is believed to be the cause of climate change (Feldon,…

The Kyoto Protocol outlined three mechanisms to help meet this goal: Joint Implementation (JI), International Emissions Trading (IET), and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) (Yamin, xli). Implementation Challenge: As well as trying to mitigate Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol was also trying to preserve the economic development of developing countries, because history shows that developed…

Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since 1995. The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in 1997, in which 36 industrialized countries (called the Annex B countries) committed collectively to reduce emissions of six main GHG by an average of 5% against the 1990 levels during the First Commitment Period of 2008 to 2012. Fifteen European Union countries committed to reduce emissions by 8%; the United States committed to a 7% reduction. Some…

Global warming has become an increasingly popular topic for discussion among economists because of the human activity that is contributing to the rising pollution in today’s society. Economists such as William Nordhaus in his article, “After Kyoto: Alternative Mechanism to Control Global Warming,” have argued that a carbon tax is the most efficient form of action to reduce carbon emissions. On the other hand, other economists such as Robert Stavins argues in his article, “Addressing Climate…