kyoto_protocol
... emissions of six major greenhouse gases by 5.2 percent during the 20082012 period. The Kyoto Protocol follows the 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change, which established the objective of stabilizing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases "at a level that would prevent dangerous interf ...
... emissions of six major greenhouse gases by 5.2 percent during the 20082012 period. The Kyoto Protocol follows the 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change, which established the objective of stabilizing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases "at a level that would prevent dangerous interf ...
Business and International Environmental Treaties:
... been quite different. In the ozone case, the international community moved quite rapidly from the Vienna Framework Convention in 1985 to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1987, which mandated cuts of 50% in production and consumption of CFCs by the year 1999. In 199 ...
... been quite different. In the ozone case, the international community moved quite rapidly from the Vienna Framework Convention in 1985 to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1987, which mandated cuts of 50% in production and consumption of CFCs by the year 1999. In 199 ...
The Economics of Kyoto and New Zealand
... • Ultimately, the Kyoto Protocol suffers all of the problems of a prisoners’ dilemma. While international co-operation is the best strategy for all, the incentives for each country to defect (‘free-ride’) are strong. • This is especially so given the inability of third parties to monitor countries’ ...
... • Ultimately, the Kyoto Protocol suffers all of the problems of a prisoners’ dilemma. While international co-operation is the best strategy for all, the incentives for each country to defect (‘free-ride’) are strong. • This is especially so given the inability of third parties to monitor countries’ ...