The Kyoto protocol is not the answer to climate change

The Kyoto Protocol has been offered as a solution to the problem of climate change. In this Policy Essay Senator Murkowski argues that the Kyoto Proto col would harm the United States economy and would fail to stabilize concen trations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This Essay offers alternati ves to the Kyoto Protocol that should be implemented as part of a "no-regre ts" approach to climate change that will provide incentives for innovation, support for new energy technologies, anti investment in research 20 reduce the uncertainty surrounding climate change.