Post on 22-Jan-2018
Sagar Institute Of Research & Technology
Bhopal, M.P., India
Kyoto protocol
Prepared By: Vinay Pratap Singh Chauhan
Under the guidance ofDr. Chitrlekha Mam
Kyoto protocol(Introduction)
o The United Nations organized a conference in Kyoto, Japan to draft an agreement to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
o Each country has a prescribed number of
'emission units' which make up the target
emission
o The Kyoto Protocol provides mechanisms for
countries to meet their emission targets
Global Impacts & Implication
Hurricanes
Diseases
Polar ice melt
Deaths from global warming
Rise in Sea level.
Greenhouse gases
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Methane (CH4)
Nitrous oxide (N2O)
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)
Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)
Source: Kyoto Protocol- Annexure A
Natural
Manmade
Kyoto Problems
Currently, 166 countries have ratified the protocol but:
United States, the number 1 emitter of CO2 gases has not joined.
Developing nations, such as China and India are not required to reduce or limit their emissions under the Kyoto Protocol.
Kyoto Protocol participation map
Green = Countries that have signed and ratified the treatyGrey = Countries that have not yet decidedRed = No intention to ratify at this stage.
India and Kyoto Protocol
• India will not sign any legally binding global agreement for emission reduction as the country needs to eradicate poverty through economic growth
• India being a developing country is still not stable enough to take up global warming as the emission cuts will slow down its development and cripple it economically
Climate Change Impact inIndia
Rajasthan- Drought
Rann of Kutch – sea level rise
Mumbai-Salt water intrusion
Kerala –Productivity of Forest
Tamil Nadu-Coral bleaching
Ganges – Sedimentation problem
Sunderbans-Sea level raise
Northwest India-reduction In rice yield
Conclusion
The impacts of climate change are not evenly distributed – the poorest countries and people will suffer earliest and most. And if and when the damages appear it will be too late to reverse the process. Thus we are forced to look a long way ahead.
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