does anyone is the kyoto treaty passed??
2007-05-04 01:45:45 · 7 answers · asked by APNA 3 in Environment
Kyoto is an accord, not a treaty. The US has flatly refused to become a signatory, as has Australia and other smaller nations, because the accord is nothing but a warm and fuzzy feel good document that has no teeth, no way to 'enforce' its provisions, and creates a sort of secondary marketplace for international "green tags" for those nations who fail to meet their program goals. Not only that, but sigantory nations aren't held accountable until they come up with a program of their own design with whatever goals are meaningful under the terms and conditions of the "ACCORD".
An accord just means they all agree to agree. That's all.
2007-05-04 02:28:20 · answer #1 · answered by Tommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Kyoto Protocol is not a treaty, it is an amendment to the international treaty on climate change.
The treaty on climate change as originally framed set no mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions for individual nations and contained no enforcement provisions; it is therefore considered legally non-binding. It entered into force on March 21, 1994.
The Kyoto Protocol came into force on February 16, 2005 following ratification by Russia on November 18, 2004.
The United States, although a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol, has neither ratified it nor withdrawn from it. It is the president that signs but Congress has to ratify it.
2007-05-04 02:53:11 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok there haas been some upward push to this international warming crap, and thats what this is crap. we've basically taken climate trend information for like one hundred twenty years, and if the earth is thousands and thousands of years old, i in my view have self belief the earth is fairly youthful, like hundreds yet, if the two way how can we make sure whats commonly used and whats warming or cooling. in different words there is extra info exhibiting we've become back to commonly used that getting to heat. al gore needs exposure and he have been given it with a doctored video. permit the fats guy die in peace
2016-12-10 19:02:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not by the US . Do u think we could cut our fuel usage by 50% . I don't think so ,there would be people without food and water. Do u want to go that way??
2007-05-04 04:02:58 · answer #4 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No John Howard is waiting till he is told to by Bush.
2007-05-04 01:59:32 · answer #5 · answered by molly 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In which country?> see link bleow for answer
2007-05-04 01:52:23 · answer #6 · answered by The Thinker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no the U.S and Australia have refused to ratifie. thankfully.
2007-05-04 01:51:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋