Kyoto Protocol

Paper Summary:

This paper argues in favor of the United States supporting ideas presented in the Kyoto Protocol. The paper describes the effects of global warming and expounds on the issues presented in the Kyoto Protocol to avert these problems. The main thrust of the treaty is to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by developed countries. The writer believes that despite the US being a non-signatory to this treaty, it should set an example and show its citizens what to do in order to reduce greenhouse gases.

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"Was it smart for President Bush to pull out of the Kyoto treaty? Many countries are lagging behind Kyoto targets anyways and are paying a fine for it. The UNFCCC Secretariat says emissions by Spain and Portugal were 40.5 percent above 1990 levels in 2002. U.S. emissions were up 13.1 percent. Since there was a fine for not making its targets, President Bush may have saved the country from going into more debt. But does this short term gain justify what could happen in the long term?"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Jaccard, Mark "Sustainable Fossil Fuels: The Unusual Suspect in the Quest for Clean and Enduring Energy" (http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521861799)
• Victor, David G. "The Collapse of the Kyoto Protocol and the Struggle to Slow Global Warming"

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