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    In the painting “Amusements at Higashiyama in Kyoto”, the artist, Kano Eino, displays the insignificance of modern technology during the traditional 1600s through his use of a predominantly gold background and the visible synergy of the Japanese rural villagers which is comparable to John Steinbeck’s critical tone towards the belief of corporation owners that tractors are essential to the agricultural industry’s recovery in The Grapes of Wrath, thus proving that a man’s capability overpowers the…

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    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…

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    reality of what will inevitably happen if the current situation goes unchecked. Save Our Planet Earth highlights how our actions will impact future generations, so people have to think about their action can destroy the Earth someday. Kyoto Now! refers to the Kyoto Protocol which is an international treaty designed to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases. Excuse Me Mr. and When You Gonna Learn address how environmental issues…

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    Kyoto Col Research Paper

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    *hook Explain Kyoto Col Explain one threat climate change will have on Tiny miserable wildlife. Explain why Kyoto col will help save the said animal Thesis: SHows how the kyoto col helps the world economically, why it helps wildlife and endangered species, and a compare contrast from countries which have it to countries that don’t The kyoto col is basically a worldwide treaty that is helping and hoping to stop greenhouse gases and other emissions. Explanation of greenhouse gases. Fact about…

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    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…

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    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,…

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    Climate Change Challenges

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    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…

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    Why Carbon Finance

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    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…

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    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…

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    They have created many law and treaties since 1979 the world’s first Climate conference take place and after that they made IPCC in 1988 (2014, November 2). Most of countries were not able to archive their goals. In 1997 the come up with Kyoto protocol to reduce worlds pollution. Even after signing this by most of the countries the most of the countries were not able to reduce their pollution level and this lead to change in climate change. There will be another meeting in France in this…

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