EARTH SCIENCE
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
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Question
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Which of the following was the only country not to join the Kyoto Protocol?
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America
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Britain
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France
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Germany
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -USA never ratified the Kyoto Protocol in spite of being part of the negotiations during drafting.
Detailed explanation-2: -Andorra and South Sudan are the countries which did not sign the Kyoto protocol.
Detailed explanation-3: -July 23, 2001-Negotiators from 178 countries meet in Bonn, Germany, and agree to adopt the protocol. The United States doesn’t participate.
Detailed explanation-4: -President Bill Clinton signed the agreement in November 1998, but the US Senate refused to ratify it, citing potential damage to the US economy required by compliance.
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