The Kyoto Protocol is is a protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that was adopted in Kyoto in 1997. This Kyoto Protocol establishes legally binding greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets for developing countries. The Protocol has not yet been ratified by all member countries except for Australia and the U.S. The Protocol includes flexibility mechanisms to help countries meet their emission reduction targets. One of these flexibility mechanisms was the creation of carbon credits available for trading. These carbon credits offer an opportunity for individual citizens to have a real impact on the cessation of climate change.
Countries that ratify this protocol commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases, or engage in emissions trading if they maintain or increase emissions of these gases. The objective is the stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.
Kyoto Protocol is one of the basis to reduce pollution and concentrate on stopping the Global Warming, and that’s why i recommend reading its full text and think about it.
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May 14th, 2008 at 4:51 am
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