Sentence examples for commits rich from inspiring English sources

Many politicians have duly jumped on the bandwagon, citing recent disasters as a reason for speeding up action on the Kyoto treaty on climate change that commits rich countries to cut emissions of greenhouse gases.

They will work on a global agreement to succeed the Kyoto protocol - which came into force in 2005 and commits rich countries to cut their emissions by 2012 - after the talks at Copenhagen last year failed to replace it.

Six years after the chaotic ending of the Copenhagen climate summit, the agreement now known as the Paris Agreement for the first time commits rich countries, rising economies and some of the poorest countries to work together to curb emissions.

Connie Hedegarrd, the EU climate change commissioner, said she was prepared to offer developing countries the prize they had sought for many years – a continuation of the Kyoto protocol, the only treaty that commits rich countries to cut greenhouse gases.

Six years after the chaotic collapse of the Copenhagen climate summit, the agreement now known as the Paris Outcome for the first time commits rich countries, rising economies and some of the poorest countries to work together to fight climate change.

The agreement also commits richer countries to provide funding to poorer countries, which have done the least to contribute to climate change but will suffer its worst effects.

Kyoto protocol: The only agreement committing rich countries to reduce emissions is the Kyoto protocol, whose first commitment period ends next year.

The proposals would commit rich nations to help one billion people around the world get their power from renewable energy sources, like wind, water and the sun.

Although the assembled ministers worked night and day, and came tantalisingly close to an accord on implementing the 1997 Kyoto treaty committing rich countries to cut emissions of greenhouse gases, they failed to sew it up.

There is also a lack of agreement on whether the SDGs should commit rich countries to curbing their consumption of natural resources, in order to leave more for the poor.

It calls for (but does not commit rich nations to) $30 billion over the next two years, followed by $100 billion per year after 2020, to assist poor nations with the costs of adaptation and mitigation.