History of the United States II / Unit 17 USH2 2434 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Kyoto
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The idea
In nineteen ninety-eight the United States signed the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but Bush objected to its heavier limits on industrial nations and it was never ratified.
In practice
The Yawp's note that in nineteen ninety-five the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found a discernible human influence on global climate.
Where people slip
Climate change, the Yawp says, failed to transcend partisan barriers.
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