Why Are Less Developed Countries (LDCs)reluctant to Sign the Kyoto

question 114

Multiple Choice

Why are less developed countries (LDCs) reluctant to sign the Kyoto Protocol?

• A) Unrestricted emissions from most-developed countries (MDCs) created the problem.
• B) Most-developed countries (MDCs) emit more than half the greenhouse gases at present.
• C) Signing the Kyoto Protocol could limit the economic future of LDCs.
• D) MDCs are the source of the greenhouse gas problem and they emit more than half the greenhouse gases today
• E) All of the answer choices are correct.

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