Regarding the Kyoto Protocol, David Miliband, UK Environment Secretary under Prime Minister Tony Blair, has argued that it is "an After You Claude situation" based that no country wants to be the “first to act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for fear that the other government will not follow suit. So they find ways to slow down, while their greenhouse gas output steadily rises skyward” (Milliband in Financial Times). This paper does not ignore other important issues with the Kyoto Protocol, such as funding, but will instead only look at what Milliband has identified as the problems with the Kyoto Protocol, as mentioned above. We will first discuss the main problem identified and then look at possible solutions to solve it. According to the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities", the Kyoto Protocol is an agreement that binds 37 developed countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It was adopted on 11 December 1997 and entered into force in 2005. The protocol commits 150 industrial activities in developed countries to stabilize emissions through national initiatives and various means to achieve their objectives: emissions trading, clean emissions, development mechanisms and joint implementation (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC) In the face of climate change, the world's richest countries have been reluctant to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and continue to undermine the goals and objectives of the Protocol Kyoto. Milliband argued that this is because no country, especially richer countries, will take the first steps to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions without having certainty that... middle of paper... Guide: Climate Change” . 2011. Network. April 20, 2011.Harvey Fiona. “Lose-lose: Sanctions from acting together block collective efforts on climate change” Financial Times. December 6, 2006. Web. April 20, 2011Karp, Larry and Zhao, Jinhua. “A proposal for the design of the successor to the Kyoto Protocol”. Discussion Paper 08-03, Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements.” Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School. Cambridge MA. September 2008. Web. April 20, 2011. McCarthy, Shawn. “China, India and Brazil must have weight in climate change agreement, says Baird” Globe and Mail. 3 December 2010. Web. 20 April 2011.Rabe, Barry C. Beyond Kyoto: Climate Change Politics in Multilevel Governance Systems, “Governance” (2007) 20:3. 423-444. Press.United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. “Kyoto Protocol”. Network. April 20 2011.