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Why did the United States fail to ratify the Kyoto Protocol?
The US Congress did not want to support a free-trade agreement.
The treaty threatened to limit the sovereignty of the United States.
Americans were concerned that the treaty would not protect the environment.
The agreement called for only the United States to limit greenhouse gases.
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The best choice is: "The treaty threatened to limit the sovereignty of the United States."
Explanation: U.S. political opposition centered on concerns that Kyoto would bind U.S. policy, impose significant economic costs and competitiveness disadvantages, and exempt developing countries (e.g., China and India) from binding cuts. The Senate (Byrd–Hagel resolution) opposed any climate treaty that harmed the U.S. economy or did not require major developing emitters to act, and the Bush administration ultimately withdrew U.S. support in 2001.
Explanation: U.S. political opposition centered on concerns that Kyoto would bind U.S. policy, impose significant economic costs and competitiveness disadvantages, and exempt developing countries (e.g., China and India) from binding cuts. The Senate (Byrd–Hagel resolution) opposed any climate treaty that harmed the U.S. economy or did not require major developing emitters to act, and the Bush administration ultimately withdrew U.S. support in 2001.
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