| 1 | The foundation of the Protocol is fairness. | |
| 2 | The additional protocol is the embodiment of those lessons. | |
| 3 | Only Parties to the Convention may be Parties to a protocol. | |
| 4 | Hanging over all of this is uncertainty about the future of the Kyoto Protocol itself. | |
| 5 | The US plan, if approved, could replace the existing Kyoto protocol. |