Kyoto Protocol
In 1992, at a meeting in Rio de Janeiro, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted. Its purpose was an attempt to combat global warming by stabilizing the emissions of greenhouse gases. The Kyoto Protocol or, more properly, the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, is a proposed amendment that was adopted in 1997 at a Conference of Parties (COP) in Kyoto, Japan.
The Kyoto Protocol commits developed countries to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxides and to phase out hydrofluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride, and perfluorocarbons over a 30-year period. It reaffirms the idea that developed countries must supply technology to other countries in climate-related studies and related projects.
The Protocol was endorsed by 160 countries and will become binding provided that 55 countries, including developed nations responsible for most global emissions, ratify the accord. By 2002 some 104...
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