Final Kyoto analysis shows 100% compliance
All 36 countries that committed to the Kyoto Protocol on climate change [1] complied with their emission targets, according to a scientific study released today . In addition, the Kyoto process and climate-related policies, represented a low cost for the countries involved - up to 0.1% of GDP for the European Union and an even lower fraction of Japan’s GDP. This is around one quarter to one tenth of what experts had estimated after the agreement was reached in 1997, for delivering the targets set 15 years ahead. The US never