Kyoto protocol and air pollutionThe "greenhouse effect" is the process by which the atmosphere warms a planet. Mars, Venus and other planets have a greenhouse effect too, but for simplicity the rest of this article will refer to theWater vapour effects- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Resources from air pollution causes air pollution statistics air pollution facts Water vapour effects Water vapor is the major contributor to Earth's greenhouse effect. Its effects vary due to localized concentrations, mixture with other gases, frequencies of light, different behavior in different levels of the atmosphere, and whether positive or negative feedback takes place. High humidity also affects cloud formation, which has major effects upon...http://kyoto.pollution.googlepages.com/water-vapour-effects.html Status of the Kyoto agreement- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Continued from air pollution facts air pollution statistics air pollution causes As of February 2002, the agreement had been ratified by 104 countries, representing 43.9% of emissions 3 (http:unfccc.intresourcekpstats.pdf). Countries do not need to sign the protocol in order to ratify itsigning is a symbolic act only. A total of 19 countries had signed the agreement but not ratified it. The remaining 58 parties to the UNFCCC had neither signed nor...http://kyoto.pollution.googlepages.com/status-of-the-kyoto-agreement.html Global warming- (Found September 17, 2008 ) This article contains resources from air pollution statistics air pollution facts air pollution causes In recent years some researchers see the greenhouse effect as a significant contributing factor to the current global warming, due to the increased concentration of some greenhouse gases in the atmosphere as a result of human activity. Such climatologists are concerned that increased levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere might cause more heat to...http://kyoto.pollution.googlepages.com/global-warming.html The Kyoto Protocol- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Continued from air pollution statistics air pollution causes air pollution facts The Kyoto Protocol is a proposed amendment to an international treaty on global warming -- the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Countries which ratify this protocol will commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, which are linked to global warming. It also reaffirms sections of the UNFCCC.The formal name of...http://kyoto.pollution.googlepages.com/the-kyoto-protocol.html Details of the Kyoto agreement- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Additional resources air pollution facts air pollution causes air pollution statistics According to a press release from the United Nations Environment Programme:The Kyoto Protocol is a legally binding agreement under which industrialized countries will reduce their collective emissions of some greenhouse gases by 5.2% compared to the year 1990 (but note that, compared to the emissions levels that would be expected by 2010 without the Protocol, this...http://kyoto.pollution.googlepages.com/details-of-the-kyoto-agreement.html Duration of stay and global warming potential- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Additional resources air pollution causes air pollution facts air pollution statistics The greenhouse gases, once in the atmosphere, do not remain there eternally. They can be withdrawn from the atmosphere:as a consequence of a physical phenomenon (rain, condensation, remove water vapor from the atmosphere) as a consequence of a chemical phenomenon intervening within the atmosphere. This is the case for methane, which is partly eliminated by reaction...http://kyoto.pollution.googlepages.com/duration-of-stay-and-global-wa.html |