Performance of a Business Entity.

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KYOTO
PROTOCOL

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1. The United Nations organized a conference in
Kyoto, Japan to draft an agreement to reduce
global greenhouse gas emissions.
2. The protocol commits that "Annex 1 countries"
(developed countries) reduce their emissions to ten
percent below 1990 levels.
3. Each country has a prescribed number of
'emission units' which make up the target emission
4. The Kyoto Protocol provides mechanisms for
countries to meet their emission targets
INTRODUCTION

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Green House Gases
Natural
Methane
Nitrous
Oxide
Carbon
Dioxide
Manmade
Hydroflurocarbons Perflurocarbons
Sulfur Hexa
Fluoride

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Currently 166 countries have joined the
Kyoto protocol but :
1. United States the number 1 CO2
emitter has not joined the protocol
2.Developing nations such as India are
not required to limit their as they are
under the specified threshold of
emissions.
KYOTO PROBLEMS

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Participation Map
Green : Countries have joined and rectified
Red: Countries who have not joined and have no intention to rectify
Grey: Not yet decided

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1.Organisations in the scheme volunteer to reduce emissions in
return for a financial incentive provided by the government. They
are set emissions targets based on a formula. If they overachieve
they can sell or bank the excess allowances. If they underachieve
they must buy the allowances they need.
2. The climate change levy is a tax on the use of energy in industry,
commerce and the public sector, with offsetting cuts in employers’
National Insurance Contributions – NICs – and additional support
for energy efficiency schemes and renewable sources of energy.
The levy forms a key part of the Government’s overall Climate
Change Programme.
The UK Scheme

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Government environment agencies (in the UK – Defra – the
Department for the environment, food and rural affairs) work to
ensure that business meets the environmental targets set
internationally.
They set local business targets in key areas such as:
energy conservation
recycling
protection of the countryside
sustainable development.
which will need to be taken into account when setting objectives
for the business as a whole.
The role of environment agency