With global warming becoming clearer, numerous countries have decided to take steps toward preventing further damage and reverse the existing destruction that we have inflicted upon the planet. With the information clear to the public eye, we have begun to reinvent the way we live and function on a day to day basis. A main international agreement is the Kyoto Protocol. This agreement was instated in 1997, and to date covers more than 160 countries. When the treaty expired in 2012, a commitment period was proposed called the Doha Amendment. There are currently 37 countries abiding by the Doha Amendment. Of the 36 countries participating, the total emissions reduction totals a five percent reduction compared to the 1990 levels from 2008- 2012 emissions. In January 2005, many European countries introduced a European Union Emission Trading Scheme. This meant that countries associated with that scheme agreed to a cap (an agreed upon maximum) to their energy emissions. Another European plan has been called the “Energy Policy for Europe”. This policy would include a mandatory 20% cut in emissions from contributing countries. Some scientists state that this would bring global warming to a level where it would no longer rise. If other countries decided to join them, the European government has plans to reduce levels even further. European official’s state “(Europe) cannot solve climate change by itself We need global action”. By 2020 there are plans to have all coal fired power stations able to capture carbon dioxide emissions. Nuclear energy use has many benefits, but due to the cost and potential safety issues, that option hasn’t been explored further. In Europe the signs are clear to the extent of damage global warming. In England there has been an noticeable increase in warm days compared to cold days. In the past 100 years in Russia, over half of the glacier ice has melted from the Caucasus Mountains. In Spain, more than hal