尽管京都议定书已使工业国家二氧化碳排放量略有轻微下降 — — 伴随着各国不一的目标，2008至2012年间二氧化碳排放量比1990年下降了5.2 % — —但是真正的进展却要通过致力于持续发展和保护我们的星球才能实现。
While the Kyoto Protocol represents only a modest reduction of carbon emissions in industrialized countries – 5.2% between 2008-2012 relative to 1990 levels, with varying targets for individual countries – real progress can be made in sustaining development efforts and preserving our planet.