The Kyoto Protocol, concluded in 1997, imposes legally binding emissions limits for greenhouse gases on industrialized nations. Reductions average 6 to 8 percent below 1990 levels for the years 2008-2012. Over 130 developing nations would not be subject to the new emissions controls. The Administration's projections have been criticized as overly optimistic. Studies by nongovernmental groups have yielded predictions that diverge widely.
Results differ according to the assumptions used.
They fail to address the cost of inaction. But if you are surrounded by water, the risk of inaction is very real, and very frightening.