1. Kyoto Protocol
"Chrétien ratifies Kyoto- was the headline on most every daily newspaper in Canada on December 16, 2002. A huge victory for Canada and the world as the most significant as well as the most controversial environmental accord ever was ratified. The Kyoto Treat requires industrialized countries barring the U.S, who has opted out of signing, to cut global warming gases by 5 percent below the 1990 levels by 2012. The first binding international agreement on climate change in history took place with the ratification of the Kyoto Accord. A significant milestone for Canada and the world as w...
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