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Kyoto protocol
There is a strong consensus in the scientific community that the greenhouse effect is a real phenomenon, and that humans are adding to concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases--water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons1, and ozone--trap heat in the atmosphere instead of allowing it to radiate back into space, the way glass traps heat in a greenhouse. Human activities are increasing the levels of these gases in the atmosphere, causing an 'enhanced greenhouse effect' that traps more heat. There is evidence that climate warming is already underway. Kyoto Protocol, an agreement among the industrialized nations of the world to reduce emissions of six greenhouse gases over a certain period of time. More than 170 nations signed the treaty, including the U.S., the European Union, Canada, and Japan. If the treaty had been ratified by the U.S. Congress, it would have required the U.S. to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 7% below 1990 levels, from 2008-2012.
KYOTO PROTOCOL 
UUFCCC, At CNN, summary, The convention and Kyoto protocol
Analysis:perspective, greenhouse gas on background, who signed the agreement, what it means for the energy industry and what the US is proposing as an alternative.
Activities: UNIDO
Global Climate Change: Reducing Greenhouse Gases - How Much From What Baseline (1998)describes the Kyoto Protocol, particularly the energy, economic, and carbon sequestration variables associated with its implementation in the U.S.
Platts Guide to the Kyoto Protocol
What is the Kyoto Protocol by David Suzuki
More info of this article can be found on the web at:
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