Look back over the information you've gathered and summarize the key differences between the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement to support your opinion as to why the United Nations determined the need for a new agreement. Make sure each piece of information you present supports your opinion in some way.

the Kyoto Protocol, which established top-down legally binding emissions reduction targets (as well as penalties for noncompliance)

For developed nations only, the Paris Agreement requires that all countries—rich, poor, developed, and developing—do their part and slash greenhouse gas emissions.

The Kyoto protocol focuses on reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to 5.2% below pre-1990 levels, whereas the Paris agreement focuses on stopping the global average temperature from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

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