| Global warming is a problem that needs to be | | | | comes to the responsibility of greenhouse gas |
| faced head-on by the leaders of the nations of | | | | emission. 163 countries have ratified the protocol |
| our planet. The call to arms has been sounded; | | | | thus far, and 35 of these countries still have a |
| many countries are now doing research into the | | | | ways to go when it comes to reducing their |
| causes of global warming, as well as committing | | | | emissions to a reasonable level. The targets |
| to actions to help decrease the effects of global | | | | specified in the Kyoto protocol estimate that the |
| warming. In the United States, a Global Change | | | | number of greenhouse gases emitted in total |
| Research Program has been crafted which | | | | around the planet should face a 5% decrease. |
| represents one of the largest efforts ever | | | | While this change isn't huge, it does represent a |
| pursued when it comes to understanding global | | | | step in the right direction when it comes to facing |
| warming. The Environmental Protection Agency is | | | | up to our global responsibility.Technology |
| also in the fight, helping to partner with businesses | | | | cooperation is another innovation that is helping |
| and individuals to help try to achieve a baseline for | | | | the international community to deal with the |
| curbing the problem so that we can all benefit. | | | | problem of global warming. This strategy involves |
| The United Nations has also drafted several | | | | the sharing of developments of environmentally |
| proposals when it comes to climate change; the | | | | friendly technology between nations to help us |
| United Nations Framework Convention on Climate | | | | adapt to the changes that we need to make to |
| Change has been created. This organization was | | | | stop this problem. Also, the nations of the planet |
| formed to consider what possible actions we can | | | | are working together to establish firm laws when |
| do to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. In | | | | it comes to land usage, changing land usage, and |
| addition, the convention was formed to help us to | | | | forestry. As the effects of global warming |
| plan for what we should do if the inevitable | | | | become more clear, more people will hopefully |
| temperature change happens.The Kyoto protocol | | | | begin to understand the problem so that the |
| represents a firm commitment that many nations | | | | nations of the world can cooperate in helping to |
| have signed, which targets countries when it | | | | save our planet. |