Final Kyoto analysis shows 100% compliance
Monday, June 13, 2016 - 05:31
in Earth & Climate
All 36 countries that committed to the Kyoto Protocol on climate change complied with their emission targets, according to a scientific study released today. In addition, the Kyoto process and climate-related policies, represented a low cost for the countries involved - up to 0.1 percent of GDP for the European Union and an even lower fraction of Japan's GDP. This is around one quarter to one tenth of what experts had estimated after the agreement was reached in 1997, for delivering the targets set 15 years ahead. The U.S. never ratified the treaty and Canada withdrew, but all the rest continued, and Kyoto came into force in 2005.