nappydread
02-16-2005, 07:51 AM
...well i was debating about putting this in "Politics" or here...I prefer it here, though politics seem to plague the protocol on a daily basis. Fuck, its taken 7 years to get to this day :confused: ...and environmentally we're probably more worse off than ever!
So, just a background:
What is the Kyoto Protocol?
It is a pact agreed by governments at a 1997 U.N. conference in Kyoto, Japan, to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by developed countries by 5.2 percent of 1990 levels during the five-year period 2008-2012. A total of 141 nations, including the EU have ratified, accepted, approved or assented to the pact, according to U.N. data.
So, it all hinges on what we were up to in 1990 or what scientists/technology tell us we were up to :confused:
Im not bashing this protocol, but I am bashing the people behind it and the way it has been organized...all politicians purely interested in making sure they dont lose money/resources and have a surplus of carbon credits...
So, for every 100 people driving SUVs to clearcut forests in 1990...compared to today we only have to reduce this by 5%...so for this protocol to be successful...95 people driving SUVs to clearcut forests would be delightful. What a fucking joke!
Sorry for the rant people..just had to get it out. I honestly cant swear enough about this...i guess it should have gone under "Politics".
peace
So, just a background:
What is the Kyoto Protocol?
It is a pact agreed by governments at a 1997 U.N. conference in Kyoto, Japan, to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by developed countries by 5.2 percent of 1990 levels during the five-year period 2008-2012. A total of 141 nations, including the EU have ratified, accepted, approved or assented to the pact, according to U.N. data.
So, it all hinges on what we were up to in 1990 or what scientists/technology tell us we were up to :confused:
Im not bashing this protocol, but I am bashing the people behind it and the way it has been organized...all politicians purely interested in making sure they dont lose money/resources and have a surplus of carbon credits...
So, for every 100 people driving SUVs to clearcut forests in 1990...compared to today we only have to reduce this by 5%...so for this protocol to be successful...95 people driving SUVs to clearcut forests would be delightful. What a fucking joke!
Sorry for the rant people..just had to get it out. I honestly cant swear enough about this...i guess it should have gone under "Politics".
peace