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Benefits of the kyoto
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The benefits of the Kyoto Protocol may not only lie in
the fact that emissions of dangerous greenhouse gases may be reduced.
Another positive spin on the Kyoto Protocol, is that it has provided
valuable lessons, and has created an enormous framework from which to
build upon for the future. The Kyoto agreement comes to an end in 2012,
at which time, member countries are supposed to have cut their carbon
dioxide emissions by 5.2% of 1990 levels. Despite all of the good work
that the international agreement was set out to do, it is to be
considered as nothing more than the first leg of a very long race to
get emissions levels where they need to be at, in order to benefit the
planet.
According to the world of science, the current rates for greenhouse gas
emission reductions fall a long way short of the 60% reduction that is
really needed to avoid some disastrous consequences. The greenhouse
gases which are doing the damage are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous
oxide, sulphur hexafluoride and two other groups of gases, namely
hydrofluorocarbons and perfluorocarbons. The are the most heavily
produced gases by industrialised nations, and the ones which are
directly responsible for the effects of global warming. The benefits of
the Kyoto Protocol are to stamp out as much |
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