Asia's changing role in global climate change.
Asia's role in global climate change has evolved significantly from the time when the Kyoto Protocol was being negotiated. Emissions of carbon dioxide, the principal greenhouse gas, from energy use in Asian countries now exceed those from the European Union or North America. Three of the top five emitters-China, India, and Japan, are Asian countries. Any meaningful global effort to address global climate change requires the active cooperation of these and other large Asian countries, if it is to succeed. Issues of equity between countries, within countries, and between generations, need to be tackled. Some quantitative current and historic data to illustrate the difficulties involved are provided, and one approach to making progress is suggested.
Siddiqi
Toufiq A
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Global Environment and Energy in the 21st Century, Honolulu, and East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. t.siddiqi@att.net
D000393:Air Pollutants; D000397:Air Pollution; D001208:Asia; D001272:Atmosphere; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002980:Climate; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D017753:Ecosystem; D004777:Environment; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D017752:Greenhouse Effect; D006801:Humans
D000393:Air Pollutants; D002245:Carbon Dioxide