Kyoto Protocol posts
The New York Times Staying in the Paris climate deal has little cost. Leaving, by contrast, would result in immense diplomatic blowback, Brad Plumer writes.
Stay In or Leave the Paris Climate Deal? Lessons From Kyoto
nytimes.com
The Paris accord provides its members with more flexibility than the earlier Kyoto Protocol, an argument for those who want the United States to remain in the deal.
106 months ago
TwistedSifter Has anyone been to Kyoto? Is it as beautiful as it looks? #bucketlist
Picture of the Day: Kinkakuji (Golden Pavillion), Kyoto, Japan
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Kinkakuji is a Zen Buddhist temple and World Heritage Site in northern Kyoto first built in 1397
111 months ago
CNN International Still haven't been to Kyoto? It's time to fix that.
112 months ago
CNN Still haven't been to Kyoto? It's time to fix that.
113 months ago
CNN International Still haven't been to Kyoto? It's time to fix that.
113 months ago
NPR "You cannot have a meaningful agreement without China and the United States being part of it."
Why Negotiators At Paris Climate Talks Are Tossing The Kyoto Model
npr.org
The Kyoto Protocol of 1997 didn't slow down the gradual warming of the planet. Now governments meeting for a two-week summit are trying an a la carte approach.
124 months ago
TwistedSifter Would love to visit Kyoto one day. Anybody been?
Picture of the Day: Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Kyoto, Japan
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Take a stroll through the famous bamboo grove in Arashiyama, which is located on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan.
127 months ago
I fucking love science
Abuse Of Carbon Credit Scheme Might Have Increased Carbon Emissions By 600 Million Tonnes
iflscience.com
In 1997 most countries in the world signed up to the Kyoto Protocol, part of which involved what’s called the emission trading scheme. This allowed industrialized countries struggling to cut greenhouse gas emissions set by the protocol to buy carbo Read more ... n units from those that could, thus offsetting their…
127 months ago
Patrick Hippunk CRIMINAL LIE & PRETENCE.
The Kyoto Protocol was an international treaty, which extended the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commited State Parties to reduce greenhouse gases emissions, based on the premise th Read more ... at (a) global warming exists and (b) man-made CO2 emissions have caused it. The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 but the United States refused to abide by this treaty. What is important to note is during the last 40 years there was not one year when the CO2 emissions were not higher than the previous year apart 2014 which CO2 emission stagnated at the level of 2013. The IPCC latest report warned us that if we do not bring our CO2 emissions level back to 50% of what they were in the year 1990 and this by 2020, we'll not be able to keep temperatures within the 2° degees. Yet, the "sovereign" nations continue refusing to fulfill this scientific requirement. In clear our nations are just totally crazy and criminal. And then they make a huge story about FIFA corruption. Humankind is going right into the furnace because Oil industries want to fill their pockets but oh la la these guys only see FIFA corruption ! When you are dirty to the brim but still want to appear clean you take a scapegoat and put the blame on him as to make a diversion. It could be anyone: Putin, Sarkozy, Blatter, whoever ...
Patrick Ali Pahlavi
130 months ago
500px Our 500px-ers in Kyoto recently had a fun photo walk! Thanks for sharing these stunning images D. Moritz Marutschke! http://goo.gl/W2rT8L
Do you live in #Kyoto? You might want to connect with our Kyoto members in this group! https://500px.com/groups Read more ... /kyoto-photowalk/
131 months ago