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Dec 8, 2012 · In short, the Kyoto Protocol operationalizes the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by committing industrialized countries and economies in transition to limit and reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in accordance with agreed individual targets.
Under the Kyoto Protocol, 37 industrialized countries and the European Community (the European Union-15, made up of 15 states at the time of the Kyoto negotiations) commit themselves to binding targets for GHG emissions.
Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 and entered into force on 16 February 2005. The treaty intends to commit state parties to reduce greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions.
Kyoto Protocol, international treaty, named for the Japanese city in which it was adopted in December 1997, designed to reduce the emission of gases that contribute to global warming.
Oct 11, 2023 · The Kyoto Protocol committed industrialized countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by agreed individual targets. The Kyoto Protocol also established a rigorous monitoring, review, and verification system, as well as a compliance system to ensure transparency and hold Parties to account.
