... protect the environment. It should not be mandatory for all countries to have a limit on their greenhouse gas emissions regardless of they are a developing country, because limit carbon emissions in developing countries is not fair and if developed countries do not take into account the low-carbon development in developing countries may be lead to more emissions. Global warming emissions by ... the developed countries is mainly caused by large quantities of greenhouse gases, the current per capita emissions in developing countries is still far lower than developed countries. However, de...

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... industrialized nations refused to agree to serious measures, and some oil producing nations argued that global warming wasn't even happening. Industrialized countries promised to limit their emissions of global warming gases to 1990 levels by 2000. Developing countries agreed to seek ways to minimize emissions as their economies developed. These commitments are only a small first step. Scientists indicate that ... other steps, this means shifting from private car use to public transportation, energy conservation, and a shift to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. In the deve...

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... illnesses. For one thing, human populations differ in vulnerability. Factors such as crowding, food scarcity, poverty, and local environmental decline make populations in some developing countries especially vulnerable. Likewise, in industrialized countries, the demographic trend toward an aging population raises the health risks. Climatic changes may have wide-ranging effects on human health, via both direct and ... . Though still uncertain, the regional effects of climate change on agricultural, animal, and fisheries productivity could increase the local prevalence of hunger and malnutr...

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... vectors (organisms and animals) that transmit diseases, and will lead to specific health problems, ranging from increases in infectious diseases to problems due to heat stress, among others. With many countries edging toward greenhouse gas emission constraints, it clear that any restrictions that are put forth must balance the needs of the environment with the needs of industry. Unfortunately, any restrictions ... in the maintenance of coal and oil prices, which would otherwise drop. This will be beneficial to those countries that depend on fossil fuel exports, i.e. OPEC countries, and ...

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