Why Was the Kyoto Protocol Seen as Obsolete

question 17

Multiple Choice

Why was the Kyoto Protocol seen as obsolete?

• A)It exempted most developing countries from having to take action, but economic growth (and corresponding growth in GHG emissions)in those countries, meant that tackling climate change required including them.
• B)China was subject to strict restrictions under the Kyoto agreement and refused to abide by them.
• C)The United States was subject to strict restrictions under the Kyoto agreement and refused to abide by them.
• D)It exempted most developed countries from having to take action, focusing only on developing countries, which, according to economic structuralists, would only prevent them from being able to develop.

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