Union, Russia and the U.S. all won concessions at the accord. Matthew Spence of Greenpeace in Britain was outraged over the number of concessions and argued that the treaty is “a tragedy and a farce because it’s shot through with loopholes” (Governments 2). Considering the concessions to lower emissions made by the EU, U. S., and Japan amount to an average of 5% and they are part of the bloc that is responsible