
145The Inception of Climate Change Management
Protocol together in 1997. President Bill Clinton actually signed the agree-
ment on November 12, 1998, but the U.S. Senate refused to ratify it, citing
potential damage to the U.S. economy if the nation were forced to comply.
The Senate also objected because the Protocol excluded certain develop-
ing countries, including China and India, from having to comply with new
emission standards.
On March 29, 2001, the Bush administration withdrew the United
States from the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change. From a statement
released by the U.S. Embassy in Vienna, Austria, it said th