Kyoto Protocol
Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol (pronunciation: /kɪˈoʊtoʊ/ /prəˈtoʊkəl/) is an international treaty that extends the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that (part one) global warming is occurring and (part two) it is extremely likely that human-made CO2 emissions have predominantly caused it. The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 and entered into force on 16 February 2005.
Etymology
The term "Kyoto Protocol" is derived from the city of Kyoto in Japan where the treaty was first adopted in 1997. The word "protocol" refers to a set of rules or procedures to be followed, in this case, for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Related Terms
- Carbon Dioxide: One of the greenhouse gases that the Kyoto Protocol aims to reduce.
- Emission Trading: Also known as cap and trade, it is an administrative approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants.
- Annex I Countries: These are the countries that have committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol.
- Clean Development Mechanism: This is one of the "flexibility mechanisms" defined in the Kyoto Protocol that provides for emissions reduction projects which generate Certified Emission Reduction units which may be traded in emissions trading schemes.
See Also
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Emission Trading
- Annex I Countries
- Clean Development Mechanism
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Kyoto Protocol
- Wikipedia's article - Kyoto Protocol
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