140: 25 years on from the protocol’s signing, did we ever 'Kyoto'?

Dec. 11 marked the 25th anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol, a landmark treaty that put the idea of global effort to save the planet on many national radars. To mark the event, The Japan Times has launched a new section, Our Planet, that will look at the climate crisis, Earth science and disaster management from a Japanese perspective. Two of the section’s editors, Joel Tansey and Chris Russell, join me on the show to discuss how the Kyoto Protocol is viewed now and how the city it’s named for has taken to its green mantle. 

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Hosted by Shaun McKenna and produced by Dave Cortez. 

On this episode: 

Chris Russell: Articles | Twitter

Joel Tansey: Articles | Twitter

Read more/Watch more: 

From Kyoto Protocol to ‘fossil’ awards: Japan’s climate image stained by inaction (Joel Tansey, Dan Traylor and Tomoko Otake, The Japan Times)

25 years after Kyoto Protocol, U.N. climate process stumbles on (Chris Russell, The Japan Times)

“Do You Kyoto?” (City of Kyoto, YouTube)

Should I stay or should I go, now? (Linda Gould, The Japan Times)

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Fridays for Future leader Takuro Kajiwara heads a march through Tokyo's Omotesando neighborhood. | OSCAR BOYD