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Kyoto Protocol
This is an international agreement struck by 159 nations attending the Third Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (held in December of 1997 in Kyoto Japan) to reduce worldwide emissions of greenhouse gases. If ratified and put into force, individual countries have committed to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by a specified amount. See United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Conference of the Parties, Berlin Mandate. (source: EPA) Background from Wikipedia Kyoto Protocol Opened for signature December 11, 1997 in Kyoto, Japan Entered into force February 16, 2005. Conditions for entry into force 55 parties and at least 55% CO2 1990 emissions by UNFCCC Annex I parties. Parties 166 countries and other governmental entities (as of October 2006)
Jakarta Post,For many industrialized countries, thanks to the Kyoto Protocol, emitters such as power plants have an option to sell reductions on the carbon market, Australian PM debates Iraq, climate change with challenger Rudd - 22 Oct 2007 AFP..."How could it be that we're one of the only two developed countries in the world to refuse to ratify the Kyoto Protocol?" he asked. "I don't understand, Ukraine plans to cut greenhouse gas emission by 20% - 22 Oct 2007 eGov monitor,As he noted, Ukrainian metallurgical producers are actively interested in the Kyoto Protocol. As of this date, the Natural Environment Ministry has already Not convinced of cautious Kev - 22 Oct 2007 Daily Telegraph,Of course there is a reasonable argument for adherence to the Kyoto Protocol, despite its uselessness. There is an equally reasonable argument for rejecting Climate conference set for Indonesia - 22 Oct 2007 Radio Australia,...negotiations on a global deal on climate change. The agreement is expected to come into force after the first stage of the UN's Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012. New World Bank facility would help against forest degrading - 22 Oct 2007 Stabroek News,The facility will provide financial incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation unlike the Kyoto Protocol which offers credits for Law of the Sea Meets 'Legacy Time' - 22 Oct 2007 Human Events,It now serves as the proxy for other, failed efforts, such as the Kyoto Protocol on “global warming.â€? While the focus on LOST is over the rules it India losing out to Chinese pipeline of carbon credits - 22 Oct 2007 Economic Times,In countries like India, greenhouse gas emission is much below the target fixed by the Kyoto Protocol and hence, excluded from reduction norms of emission. They Just Don't Get LOST - 22 Oct 2007 CNSNews.com,For example, the treaty would give environmental activists the power to bring action against the US for violating the Kyoto Protocol, even though the Senate Kyoto rehash pitched - Oct 20, 2007 Winnipeg Sun,By ALAN FINDLAY, NATIONAL BUREAU OTTAWA -- Federal Environment Minister John Baird is set to push for a new Kyoto Protocol agreement free of penalties Water, climate are keys - Oct 21, 2007 Melbourne Herald Sun,The institute also backed binding targets to cut pollution after the Kyoto Protocol expired. The protocol is an international treaty designed to limit Howard breaks ranks with Bush on greenhouse targets - Oct 21, 2007 Earthtimes,...would accept targets for cutting Australia's greenhouse gases thrashed out in a global deal that would follow the expiry of the Kyoto Protocol in 2012. Telstra Claims It Can Assist Kyoto Protocol - Oct 17, 2007 SmartOffice,...or reduce rather than simply offset their carbon emissions, at a rate which would reportedly bring local savings in step with the Kyoto Protocol target. The world at a crossroad - Oct 20, 2007 Waterloo Record,The Kyoto Protocol, with its drastic emissions cuts, is not a sensible way to stop people from dying in future heat waves. At a much lower cost, Government vows to fight pollution but drags feet on Kyoto - Oct 17, 2007 Canada.com,While in opposition, Harper pledged to lead a battle to kill the Kyoto Protocol, describing it as a "socialist scheme" that was designed to transfer wealth Howard plans 'Kyoto-friendly' policy - Oct 15, 2007 The Age,Labor has repeatedly pledged to ratify the Kyoto Protocol as soon as elected and has lampooned the Government's refusal, claiming that only a genuine global Gov't shifts focus from Kyoto to clean waterways - Oct 16, 2007 CTV.ca,Liberal Leader Stephane Dion has staked his reputation on his record as environment minister and on his passionate defence of the Kyoto Protocol -- he even A Kyoto protocol - Oct 8, 2007 The Age,WHEN Yoshihiro Murata told his parents he intended to learn Japanese cuisine, his father threw an ashtray at his head. Murata was stunned. EU Commission delays emissions trading proposals - Oct 19, 2007 Reuters...due to be published ahead of the Bali conference, where delegates hope to start to shape a global deal for when the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. METI project to cut greenhouse gas / IT initiative aims to cut ... - Oct 19, 2007 The Daily Yomiuri,The ministry hopes the project will contribute to meeting greenhouse gas reduction targets set in the Kyoto Protocol on climate change and help Japan Committing to Kyoto would come at cost - Oct 16, 2007 NEWS.com.au,The other part of Labor's climate change policy is to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. This is a strange objective, given Kyoto is basically dead in the water. Global warming watchdog - Oct 20, 2007 Standard,On the international front, UNFCC’s efforts gave birth to the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, which targeted industrial countries. During much of last year Odingo, AUSTRALIA: Nobel Peace Prize winner on climate change - 19/10/2007 - Oct 18, 2007 Radio Australia,Although neither leader has caved in to European pressure to sign up to the Kyoto Protocol, they've both introduced new policies to tackle the problem. Japan buys 2.2 mln tonnes worth of CO2 credits - Oct 18, 2007 Reuters UK,Under the Kyoto Protocol scheme, developed countries and companies with UN emission caps can reduce CO2 emissions either by their own efforts to improve India wants Kyoto Protocol in space - Sep 27, 2007 The Statesman,27: India today said the Kyoto Protocol for climate change should be replicated in space. It bluntly told developed countries, particularly the USA, Major parties' environmental scores woeful - Oct 17, 2007 ABC Online,While Labor has committed to ratify the Kyoto Protocol and the Coalition hasn't, if you look at the overall picture the major parties are failing on climate Bush: Kyoto approach on climate is "bad policy" - Oct 15, 2007 ReutersThe critique of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol came days after former US Vice President Al Gore and the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Howard still not keen on Kyoto - Oct 15, 2007 Sydney Morning Herald,Prime Minister John Howard has dashed any hopes that he might end the government's Kyoto Protocol boycott, insisting he won't sacrifice economic growth to The Kyoto protocol and the development of the ... - Oct 11, 2007 FinanÄ?nĂk,The Kyoto protocol - as a amendment of the General Agreement of UN about the change of the climate and as an international agreement - was concluded in the Honouring our Kyoto commitments - Oct 17, 2007 100 Mile House Free Press,24, 2007, you announced that Canada would sign on to the Asia-Pacific Partnership, a rival pact to the Kyoto Protocol. Instead of offering our nation’s EU Commission delays emissions trading proposals - Oct 19, 2007 Reuters...into account the outcome of a UN meeting on climate change due in Bali in December to shape a global deal for when the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. Kyoto mimicking raises suspicions - Oct 10, 2007 Sydney Morning Herald,A move towards the Kyoto Protocol by the federal government after years of criticising the climate change pact has surprised critics and could potentially Business failing to seize opportunities in greenhouse-gas abatement - Oct 19, 2007 Engineering News (press release),Being a so-called “Annex IIâ€? under the Kyoto Protocol, South Africa is not legally mandated to any specific emission reduction targets. Early climate change watcher visits home - Oct 20, 2007 Greenwich Time,Pomer-ance was the deputy assistant secretary of state for environment and development between 1993 and 1999, and helped negotiate the Kyoto Protocol. Govt 'may ratify amended Kyoto Protocol' - Oct 9, 2007 Blayney Chronicle,If an effective international agreement were reached through an amended version of the Kyoto Protocol, the coalition would be happy to commit to it, Climate change gets a boost - Oct 14, 2007 Malaysia Star,Former Vice President Gore was in the United States delegation during the negotiations of the Kyoto protocol which the US, like other countries, Post-Kyoto Protocol rules could cover planes and ships - Oct 8, 2007 Cleantech,Greenhouse gas emissions from planes and ships could be targets in the next commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, according to the European Environment Greenhouse gases almost stable in 2004-5, but stayed well above ... - Oct 15, 2007 The Canadian Press...remained almost stable between 2004 and 2005, but stayed well above 1990 levels and Canada's target under the Kyoto Protocol, Statistics Canada says. Govt eyes limit on CO2 emissions of intl flights - Oct 17, 2007 The Daily Yomiuri,While there is a CO2 emissions reduction goal for domestic flights in line with the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, there is no such goal for Throne speech makes good sense - Oct 19, 2007 Newsdurhamregion.com,In regards to meeting the strict requirements of the Kyoto Protocol, Mr. Harper isn’t wearing rose-coloured glasses. He knows enforcing such drastic Emissions trading 'least costly option' - Oct 17, 2007 New Zealand Herald,Economic output would be slightly higher (0.2 per cent) than under the status quo, where the cost of meeting Kyoto Protocol obligations falls on taxpayers Throne speech promises GST cut, Afghan vote - Oct 16, 2007 CTV.ca,Stephen Harper is outlining his government's agenda tonight, promising to move Canada away from the Kyoto Protocol, a one percentage point cut in the GST Now is the time to listen to climate scientists, not activists - Oct 18, 2007 Canada Free Press,APEC’s approach is not as bad as the UN’s (ie the Kyoto Protocol), much as hitting oneself in the head with a stick is not as bad as using a lead pipe, Delegation asks for govt to ratify Kyoto - Oct 10, 2007 Sydney Morning Herald,An Australian delegation to low-lying Pacific island nations has called on the federal government to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change after the Libre: Never count a good man out - Oct 19, 2007 Sun.Star,What were annual gatherings among earth lovers became serious dialogues that culminated in the adoption of definitive documents including the Kyoto Protocol Kyoto Protocol makes no sense - Oct 5, 2007 Daily Mining Gazette,The rules, set out in the so-called “Kyoto Protocol,â€? could cost millions of American jobs. President Bush, in addressing leaders of other industrial Canada admits failure to meet Kyoto commitments - Oct 16, 2007 People's Daily Online,Canada can not meet its targets in cutting emissions of greenhouse gases laid out in the Kyoto Protocol, the Conservative government said Tuesday. Indonesia aims to ease terms for forestry CDM - Oct 17, 2007 Jakarta Post,The Kyoto Protocol says only aforestation and reforestation projects are eligible for CDM in the forestry sector. The protocol defines aforestation as Government Abandons Kyoto: Canada Losing its Place in the World - Oct 17, 2007 Forest NewsWatch.com (subscription),Yesterday’s Speech from the Throne affirmed the government’s intention to abandon the Kyoto Protocol and continue on a course that will leave Canada EcoSecurities and DMCC sign agreement to develop projects in ... - Oct 21, 2007 AME Info (press release),...to jointly develop municipal waste treatment centers using anaerobic digestion projects under the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). News index | RSS | News Feed Advertisements: Organic Apparel from Patagonia | Insect-repelling clothing |
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