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The purpose of this website is to take a closer look
at the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change and to understand the reasons why the United States
will not ratify the treaty. The Kyoto Protocol aims at
reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to the increased
effects of global warming. Nations that choose to ratify the
Protocol, legally bind themselves to reducing their greenhouse gas
emissions by a percentage set forth by the treaty. The treaty
has yet to go into effect, due in large part to the lack of
ratification by the United States. The United States sees the
treaty as having fatal flaws for various reasons. I have
recommended a policy that strives for the same goal as the Kyoto
Treaty. The policy provides for a more individualistic approach through several
committees rather than one large Conference of Parties, which is how
the Kyoto Treaty currently functions. By offering a more
individualistic view at each nation and working to address its
individual concerns, more countries should be willing to participate in an
international plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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