IB ESS HL A 8 Un Conventions and Protocols Questions

allows less developed countries more time to raise necessary funding;
allows less developed countries time to develop/import necessary technology/infrastructure;
allows less developed countries time to introduce significant changes in policy/governance;
deadlines are more reasonable so more countries are likely to commit to change;
issue can start being addressed sooner by more developed countries;

may prolong achievement of complete/global phasing out;
may reduce action to a lower priority than necessary in some countries;
may prompt some multinational companies to relocate to countries with later deadlines;
developed countries, given shorter deadlines, may be more dependent on HFCs so have more to do;
countries avoiding early phase out may benefit from production/trade of HFCs;
cost of early change/application of untested substitutes may lead to conflict from more developed countries;
conflicts arising from different treatments between countries may undermine overall agreement;