NPR Series: Beyond Kyoto https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5042806 In the biggest gathering since the Kyoto climate treaty was signed in 1997, delegates are meeting in Montreal to measure the pact's progress. Delegates are also looking ahead to Kyoto's replacement. The treaty, which sets limits on greenhouse gas emissions, expires in 2012. en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 05:52:28 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR Series: Beyond Kyoto https://www.npr.org/series/5042806/beyond-kyoto Q & A: An Examination of the Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol is an ambitious effort to reduce the manmade emissions believed responsible for global warming. Here we examine some of the stumbling blocks Kyoto has faced, as well as its successes. Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2007/06/06/5042766/q-a-an-examination-of-the-kyoto-protocol https://www.npr.org/2007/06/06/5042766/q-a-an-examination-of-the-kyoto-protocol

The Kyoto Protocol is an ambitious effort to reduce the manmade emissions believed responsible for global warming. Here we examine some of the stumbling blocks Kyoto has faced, as well as its successes.

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]]> David Malakoff U.S. Agrees to More Talks on Global Warming After two weeks of negotiations in Montreal, delegates to an international climate conference agree to keep talking. The U.S. has agreed to nonbinding talks on global warming. Sat, 10 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2005/12/10/5047883/u-s-agrees-to-more-talks-on-global-warming https://www.npr.org/2005/12/10/5047883/u-s-agrees-to-more-talks-on-global-warming After two weeks of negotiations in Montreal, delegates to an international climate conference agree to keep talking. The U.S. has agreed to nonbinding talks on global warming.

]]> Debbie Elliott Other States Impacted by Calif. 'Clean' Power Rule A new state policy aims to reduce California's smog "exports" by requiring out-of-state power providers to meet the same clean-air standards as in-state plants. The plan is getting a mixed reaction in states such as Wyoming, where new power plants are already on the drawing board. Fri, 09 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2005/12/09/5046431/other-states-impacted-by-calif-clean-power-rule https://www.npr.org/2005/12/09/5046431/other-states-impacted-by-calif-clean-power-rule A new state policy aims to reduce California's smog "exports" by requiring out-of-state power providers to meet the same clean-air standards as in-state plants. The plan is getting a mixed reaction in states such as Wyoming, where new power plants are already on the drawing board.

]]> Scott Horsley California Presses Ahead on Global Warming Pacts Diplomats gathered in Montreal for the largest discussion of climate change since the Kyoto Protocol was signed eight years ago. The U.S. pulled out of Kyoto, but the state of California sent a delegation to Montreal to make its own deals. Fri, 09 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2005/12/09/5045389/california-presses-ahead-on-global-warming-pacts https://www.npr.org/2005/12/09/5045389/california-presses-ahead-on-global-warming-pacts Diplomats gathered in Montreal for the largest discussion of climate change since the Kyoto Protocol was signed eight years ago. The U.S. pulled out of Kyoto, but the state of California sent a delegation to Montreal to make its own deals.

]]> Christopher Joyce China Resists Mounting Pressure to Cut Emissions As the Montreal conference on climate change winds down, the participants are focusing increasingly on China, where emissions of greenhouse gases are surging. Chinese officials and industrialists are resisting pressure to limit emissions, saying China has a right to catch up with wealthy countries. Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2005/12/08/5044682/china-resists-mounting-pressure-to-cut-emissions https://www.npr.org/2005/12/08/5044682/china-resists-mounting-pressure-to-cut-emissions As the Montreal conference on climate change winds down, the participants are focusing increasingly on China, where emissions of greenhouse gases are surging. Chinese officials and industrialists are resisting pressure to limit emissions, saying China has a right to catch up with wealthy countries.

]]> Elizabeth Shogren Seeking Profit in Kyoto Protocol Compliance The parties that signed the Kyoto treaty on global warming in 1997 are meeting in Montreal, Canada. Signatories are tackling the issue of how to meet the agreed cap on emissions. In the meantime, bidders on European permits allowing certain levels of carbon emissions are driving up prices on those permits. Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2005/12/05/5038853/seeking-profit-in-kyoto-protocol-compliance https://www.npr.org/2005/12/05/5038853/seeking-profit-in-kyoto-protocol-compliance The parties that signed the Kyoto treaty on global warming in 1997 are meeting in Montreal, Canada. Signatories are tackling the issue of how to meet the agreed cap on emissions. In the meantime, bidders on European permits allowing certain levels of carbon emissions are driving up prices on those permits.

]]> Christopher Joyce Kyoto Protocol Faces Troubling Future Parties to the Kyoto Protocol are meeting in Montreal at the end of the month -- just as it is becoming increasingly clear that the agreement is in trouble. Major emitters like the United States, China, and India aren't part of the agreement -- and many signers won't meet their targets. Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2005/11/22/5024016/kyoto-protocol-faces-troubling-future https://www.npr.org/2005/11/22/5024016/kyoto-protocol-faces-troubling-future Parties to the Kyoto Protocol are meeting in Montreal at the end of the month -- just as it is becoming increasingly clear that the agreement is in trouble. Major emitters like the United States, China, and India aren't part of the agreement -- and many signers won't meet their targets.

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