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International Environment: Literature on the Effectiveness of International Environmental Agreements

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date May 1, 1999
Report No. RCED-99-148
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Summary:

In December 1997, the United States and 37 other nations adopted the Kyoto Protocol to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. They agreed in principle to significantly reduce their future greenhouse gas emissions. The advice of and consent of the Senate would be needed to commit the United States to the emissions reductions. Whether the Senate should take that step has been widely debated, mainly because the reductions could be costly to the U.S. economy and their effectiveness in addressing the problem of global climate change has been questioned. GAO convened a panel of experts in December 1998 to discuss the issues surrounding the Kyoto Protocol. GAO also prepared a background paper on ensuring compliance with international environmental agreements. GAO is publishing that background paper as a staff study.

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