Global Warming

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This paper discusses global warming. It begins by looking at the results of global warming and then discusses some of the consequences of it. It looks at the glacial system, health impacts and UV-B radiation. The paper then discusses the Kyoto Protocol and the countries that have decided not to participate. The paper describes the consequences of large countries not participating in the Kyoto Protocol.

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"Although a total of 166 countires have ratified the Kyoto Protocol, the countries that would have the most impact have not participated. The United States, currently the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, has refused to sign the agreement because it states that exemptions to developing countries such as China and India are unfair. Instead, the United States is sticking to its "strategy" announced way back in early 2001 to, "reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of the American economy by 18 percent over the 10-year period from 2002 to 2012. Unregulated emissions from exempted countries under the Kyoto Protocol are getting progressively worse. The International Energy Agency has just released a report in late 2006 revealing that China will surpass the United States in 2009, a decade ahead of previous predictions, as the largest emitter of the main gases linked to global warming. In fact, unregulated emissions from China, India and other developing countries are predicted to account for most of the global increase in carbon dioxide emissions over the next 25 years."

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