Kyoto Protocol

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Kyoto Protocol
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Objective

• Have various industrialized countries reduce
  their carbon emissions to below 1990 levels
• Almost all industrialized countries are a part of
  the treaty however not all of them have agreed to
  what it says.

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Loopholes

• Country can buy carbon form other countries
• They can plant trees in other countries or their
  own to catch carbon
• Trees become part of the calculation
• Who is to enforce it?
• Developing nations were left out on purpose

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USA

• While they signed under Bill Clinton they have
  protested it under George Bush.
• This country maybe the reason why Kyoto is dead
  in the water and why it will not go into effect.

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Russia

• One of the better examples of what is wrong with
  Kyoto.
• 1991 the Soviet Union fell and with most of
  Russias industry. This means that while is part
  of Kyoto they start ahead of the game because
  they no longer have a large amount of industry
• Kyoto would benefit Russia through the selling
  off of their Carbon Credits.

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Canada

• While signed and ratified Prime Minster Harper
  has said we would not honour our commitment. It
  would put our oil industry in jeopardy and hurt
  our economy.
• Canada does have a lot of trees to off set carbon
  and some think it would only help us to be
  involved.

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Biggest gains and falls
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My problems

• China and India
• Australia and Iceland