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The Kyoto Protocol became effective on February 16, 2005, requiring the [[European Union]] to reduce its average emissions between the years 2008 and 2012 by 8% relative to 1990 levels.

The Kyoto Protocol became effective on February 16, 2005, requiring the [[European Union]] to reduce its average emissions between the years 2008 and 2012 by 8% relative to 1990 levels.

The [[United States]], while it negotiated the treaty during the [[Clinton administration]], has only signed the protocol, but has adamantly refused to ratify it. The Senate voted 93-0 not even to bring ratification up for a vote, as the treaty does not apply to developing nations like [[India]] and [[China]] and would cripple the U.S. economy while having no measurable effect on the environment.

The [[United States]], while it negotiated the treaty during the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton administration]], has only signed the protocol, but has adamantly refused to ratify it. The Senate voted 93-0 not even to bring ratification up for a vote, as the treaty does not apply to developing nations like [[India]] and [[China]] and would cripple the U.S. economy while having no measurable effect on the environment.

==See also==

==See also==