http://www.forbes.com/finance/feeds/afx/2005/11/18/afx2345473.htmlhttp://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=2462712005
Eleven have reported increases since 1990, with huge rises seen in Spain (41.7 pct), Portugal (36.7 pct), Greece (25.8 pct), Ireland (25.6 pct), Finland (21.5 pct) and Austria (16.5 pct).
Of the industrialised nations, only Britain seems to be having little trouble meeting its commitments, having even surpassed its target of 12.5 pct by cutting emmissions 13 pct.
Germany also reduced its emissions impressively, by 18.2 pct, but was short of its target of 21 pct, while France (1.9 pct), Luxembourg (16 pct) and Sweden (2.3 pct) also cut emissions.
United States and Australia, neither of whom have ratified the agreement, have recorded significant increases in emissions.
The US estimated a 32 pct increase by 2010 when it rejected the agreement in 2001, while under Kyoto it would have been committed to a reduction of 7 pct over the same period. In 2003, it had already registered a rise of 13.3 pct and now accounts for 40 pct of all emissions from industrialised nations.
Australia, meanwhile, had increased emissions by 23.3 pct in 2003, well on its way to meeting its own estimate of a 29.3 pct increase in 2010, compared to a Kyoto allowance of increasing emissions by 8 pct between 2008 and 2012.
Why was China exempted?
These are interesting:
http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=18259http://www.upi.com/InternationalIntelligence/view.php?StoryID=20051228-044857-1435rhttp://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=20&artnum=1&issue=20051227
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