1. In the 1980s, the President of the United Stated signed a very important inte

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1. In the 1980s, the President of the United Stated signed a very important international protocol to address anthropogenic environmental crisis. What was the 1989 Montreal Protocol? (Textbook section 16.4)

2. In the 1990s, the President of the United States refused to sign a very important international protocol to address another anthropogenic environmental crisis. What was the 1997 Kyoto Protocol? (Textbook section 16.4)

3. In 2015, the President of the United States signed a very important international protocol addressing anthropogenic climate change. What is the Paris Climate Agreement? Here is the link, Click Here (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., for United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) website.

4. The Executive Branch of the U.S. government plays an important role in United States Environmental policy. Please read pp. 387-388 in your textbook and explain this role (in particular explain the connection to the EPA).

Explanation / Answer

1) The objective of the 1989 Montreal Protocol was to stop the use of all ozone layer depleting substances.

So the production of substances like CFCs was stopped barring a few cases where there was no substitute for CFCs.

2) There is a scientific consensus that global warming is happening and it is believed that CO2 emissions are mostly responsible for the global warming.

1997 Kyoto Protocol was aimed at reducing Greenhouse gas emissions like CO2,CH4,N2O,HFCs,PFCs,SF6.

So there was emphasis to reduce the use of fossil fuels in Kyoto Protocol.

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