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Download Solution PDFThe Kyoto protocol was entered into force in the year:
A. 2005
B. 1997
C. 2000
D. 2002
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFOption 4 is the correct answer: the Kyoto Protocol came into force in 2005.
- Kyoto Protocol is a mechanism which set limits for the industrialised nations to reduce the greenhouse gases emissions as aimed by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
- It was adopted in 1997 but did not come into force as the process required ratification by 55% member states.
- After the ratification by Russia in 2004, it came into force in 2005.
- The flexible market mechanism of the Kyoto protocol talks about the trading of emission permits
- It laid three mechanisms by which countries can reduce their emissions:
- Joint Implementation.
- The Clean Development Mechanism.
- Emission Trading.
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