The document discusses the Kyoto Protocol, an agreement aimed at reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, with 166 countries ratifying it, though not including the United States. It highlights the challenges faced by developing nations like India, which prioritize economic growth and poverty eradication over binding emission reduction commitments. Climate change impacts are uneven, disproportionately affecting poorer countries, necessitating forward-thinking strategies to mitigate future damages.

1. Sagar Institute Of Research &
Technology
Bhopal, M.P., India
Kyoto protocol
Prepared By:
Vinay Pratap Singh Chauhan
Under the guidance of
Dr. Chitrlekha Mam

2. 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

3. Global Impacts & Implication
 Hurricanes
 Diseases
 Polar ice melt
 Deaths from
global warming
 Rise in Sea level.

5. Greenhouse gases
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Methane (CH4)
Nitrous oxide (N2O)
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)
Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)
Source: Kyoto Protocol- Annexure A
Natural
Manmade

6. 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.

7. Kyoto Protocol participation map
Green = Countries that have signed and ratified the treaty
Grey = Countries that have not yet decided
Red = No intention to ratify at this stage.

8. 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

9. Climate Change Impact in
India
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

10. 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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