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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.

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    KYOTO PROTOCOL This link was checked on Dec. 2006UUFCCC, This link was checked on Dec. 2006At CNN, This link was checked on Dec. 2006summary, This link was checked on Dec. 2006The convention and Kyoto protocol

    Analysis:This link was checked on Dec. 2006perspective, This link was checked on Dec. 2006greenhouse gas on background, who signed the agreement, what it means for the energy industry and what the US is proposing as an alternative.


    Activities: This link was checked on Dec. 2006UNIDO


    This link was broken when checked on Dec. 2006Global 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.

    This link was checked on Dec. 2006Platts Guide to the Kyoto Protocol

    This link was checked on Dec. 2006What is the Kyoto Protocol by David Suzuki





    More info of this article can be found on the web at: This link has not been checked.http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/convkp/kpeng.pdf




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