The Wire

The renewed Kyoto protocol could be a missed opportunity to stabilize climate change dynamics, some environmental experts argue. The climate conference in Doha has seen the Kyoto protocol extended for the next 8 years, remaining the only legally binding agreement on climate change The treaty now includes a limited number of countries responsible for only 15% of global gas emissions.

Some experts argue that a renewed Kyoto protocol is a step on the way to a greater international treaty. But for world’s most at risk regions the Doha conference seems like a missed opportunity.One negotiator says the delay in action to reduce the effects of climate change could cause countries like Tuvalu to disappear.