inted on both sides to regulate the progress.This agreement only intensified the debate instead of solving the problem. The Canadians felt that the United States were not progressing and following the agreed laws so they denounced the existing agreement.5 After many years of conflict the United States and Canada signed yet another agreement in 1986.5C. The Joint Report of the Special Envoys on Acid RainIn this report the United States publicly stated that acid rain was a serious environmental problem and agreed to implement a five year, five hundred billion dollar technology demonstration program.5 In the end, it was found that the US was not going to take serious action to control the acid rain problem. In 1990 when President George Bush was elected he signed the Clean Air Act. This is when Canada and the United States agreed to once again sign the Air Quality Accord. From then on the accord deemed success. Even though this accord deemed success the Canadians still believe that the United States is the major cause of their acid rain problems.5 Canada also feels they have done more to control the effects of the acid rain pollution in North America.5D. What is Europe Doing?Europe has formed the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE).6 The European nations have signed two protocols on sulfur aimed at their acid rain problems. 1. The 1985 Helsinki Protocol on the Reduction of SulfurThis protocol calls for a significant drop in transboundrary emissions by all parties that participate.6 Twenty-one ECE countries, including Canada have accepted this protocol. By 1980 they have dropped emissions by fifty percent.62. The 1994 Olso Protocol on Further Reduction of Sulfur Eighteen countries including Canada have ramified this protocol.6 The goal of this protocol is to reduce the area where acid rain exceeds the critical loads according to a formula that minimizes the total cost of reduction.6 The UN-ECE is also trying to negotiate ...
