The Kyoto Protocol: A Review and Perspectives
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The Kyoto Protocol: A Review and Perspectives
International concern about climate change has led to the Kyoto Protocol, negotiated in 1997, which contains legally binding emission targets for industrialized countries to be achieved during the commitment period 2008-2012. While proponents of the Protocol celebrate it as a breakthrough in international climate policy, opponents criticize that its approach, namely setting targets and timetabl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Oxford Review of Economic Policy
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1460-2121
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/19.3.451