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"The KyotoProtocols, agreed to by many Nations, would benefit the world's environment. Choose One Type of Fossil Fuel currently used and outline the possible advantages and Disadvantages of reducing the use of that fuel."
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"The Kyoto Protocols, agreed to by many Nations, would benefit the world's environment. Choose One Type of Fossil Fuel currently used and outline the possible advantages and Disadvantages of reducing the use of that fuel." Reducing the use of coal, as outlined in the Kyoto Protocols would not only have its advantages, but its disadvantages as well. In 1997 the 'Kyoto Protocol' was negotiated, outlining plans for "Developed countries to reduce their Green House gas emissions by, on average, 5.2% below 1990 levels in the period 2008 to 2012."1 This concern for emissions arose from the growing awareness of global warming, of which the burning of coal for energy is one of the largest contributors of carbon-dioxide emissions, however, reducing the use of coal would have its drawbacks, as well as its benefits, as this paper will outline. As a readily available and comparatively cheap source of energy, it is one...
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