The Kyoto Protocol still went ahead without the USA’s participation. So why do we need the Simultaneous Policy(Simpol)?
A key reason why the Kyoto Protocol proceeded without the participation of the USA is because the present provisions of the treaty are so mild. As such, the loss of competitive advantage likely to be suffered by those nations proceeding with the Protocol is not likely to be significant compared to the United States. But were the provisions of the Protocol to require much more stringent emissions reductions – as would be needed if a really significant impact on global warming is to be achieved – you would soon find no major nation willing to go ahead unless all did likewise because the significant additional costs their industries would have to bear compared to those of nations not participating would not be economically sustainable: the competitive disadvantage would simply be too great. So if we are going to have international agreements that are going to have a really significant effect on the environmental problems they’re designed to solve, we’re not going to get them unless all, o
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- The Kyoto Protocol still went ahead without the USA’s participation. So why do we need the Simultaneous Policy(Simpol)?
- The Kyoto Protocol still went ahead without the USA’s participation. So why do we need Simpol?
- How does the Simultaneous Policy (Simpol) relate to global governance and global democracy?
