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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