Article 16
The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall, as soon as practicable, consider the application to this Protocol of, and modify as appropriate, the multilateral consultative process referred to in Article 13 of the Convention, in the light of any relevant decisions that may be taken by the Conference of the Parties. Any multilateral consultative process that may be applied to this Protocol shall operate without prejudice to the procedures and mechanisms established in accordance with Article 18.
I hope there is an understanding in the new agreement of COP 21, there is a goal to be achieved with no exception to that goal. Some of the wording within Kyoto allows for corruption by entities such as the petroleum industry.
In the USA we have witnessed all too often members of Goldman Sachs working within the government at varying degrees of authority. It hurt the USA to have power from outside of government to conduct the countries priorities. The COP 21 cannot be forced off track by capitalists or plutocrats feeling the pinch of sustainability. Sustainability has to go forward as the highest of priorities in human activity. Wall Street and greed cannot be allowed to thwart this priority. CANNOT NOT.
To allow such influence is corruption and must be eliminated at every opportunity.
Article 17
The Conference of the Parties shall define the relevant principles, modalities, rules and guidelines, in particular for verification, reporting and accountability for emissions trading. The Parties included in Annex B may participate in emissions trading for the purposes of fulfilling their commitments under Article 3. Any such trading shall be supplemental to domestic actions for the purpose of meeting quantified emission limitation and reduction commitments under that Article.
I am not a proponent of emissions trading. Some countries find success in doing so, but, in the USA it will be nothing more than passing on the cost to the consumer. The USA has no regulations to prevent such exploitation of people and their household incomes. There is no incentive in emission trading in the USA. There is no reason to change from fossil fuels, the cost of the exchange is simply passed on as an expense to consumers. It won't work in the USA. The government has to enforce the imposed costs on the profit structure to facilitate change from fossil fuels. It will never happen under the current Congress. Anyone from this agreement is welcome to come to Washington, DC to lobby the legislature. I might be interesting for you.
Article 18
The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall, at its first session, approve appropriate and effective procedures and mechanisms to determine and to address cases of non-compliance with the provisions of this Protocol, including through the development of an indicative list of consequences, taking into account the cause, type, degree and frequency of non-compliance. Any procedures and mechanisms under this Article entailing binding consequences shall be adopted by means of an amendment to this Protocol.
If I had it my way, the company/utilities that bought carbon credits would have to prove the costs were not passed on to consumers or pay high fines.
Article 19
The provisions of Article 14 of the Convention on settlement of disputes shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Protocol.
The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall, as soon as practicable, consider the application to this Protocol of, and modify as appropriate, the multilateral consultative process referred to in Article 13 of the Convention, in the light of any relevant decisions that may be taken by the Conference of the Parties. Any multilateral consultative process that may be applied to this Protocol shall operate without prejudice to the procedures and mechanisms established in accordance with Article 18.
I hope there is an understanding in the new agreement of COP 21, there is a goal to be achieved with no exception to that goal. Some of the wording within Kyoto allows for corruption by entities such as the petroleum industry.
In the USA we have witnessed all too often members of Goldman Sachs working within the government at varying degrees of authority. It hurt the USA to have power from outside of government to conduct the countries priorities. The COP 21 cannot be forced off track by capitalists or plutocrats feeling the pinch of sustainability. Sustainability has to go forward as the highest of priorities in human activity. Wall Street and greed cannot be allowed to thwart this priority. CANNOT NOT.
To allow such influence is corruption and must be eliminated at every opportunity.
Article 17
The Conference of the Parties shall define the relevant principles, modalities, rules and guidelines, in particular for verification, reporting and accountability for emissions trading. The Parties included in Annex B may participate in emissions trading for the purposes of fulfilling their commitments under Article 3. Any such trading shall be supplemental to domestic actions for the purpose of meeting quantified emission limitation and reduction commitments under that Article.
I am not a proponent of emissions trading. Some countries find success in doing so, but, in the USA it will be nothing more than passing on the cost to the consumer. The USA has no regulations to prevent such exploitation of people and their household incomes. There is no incentive in emission trading in the USA. There is no reason to change from fossil fuels, the cost of the exchange is simply passed on as an expense to consumers. It won't work in the USA. The government has to enforce the imposed costs on the profit structure to facilitate change from fossil fuels. It will never happen under the current Congress. Anyone from this agreement is welcome to come to Washington, DC to lobby the legislature. I might be interesting for you.
Article 18
The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall, at its first session, approve appropriate and effective procedures and mechanisms to determine and to address cases of non-compliance with the provisions of this Protocol, including through the development of an indicative list of consequences, taking into account the cause, type, degree and frequency of non-compliance. Any procedures and mechanisms under this Article entailing binding consequences shall be adopted by means of an amendment to this Protocol.
If I had it my way, the company/utilities that bought carbon credits would have to prove the costs were not passed on to consumers or pay high fines.
Article 19
The provisions of Article 14 of the Convention on settlement of disputes shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Protocol.
