Kyoto Protocol
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The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty under the UNFCCC. Adopted last 1997, the protocol commits 43 Annex I countries to limit their greenhouse gas emissions for the period 2008-2012 below or equal to the level of their emissions in 1990. By 2012, the Doha Amendment to the protocol was proposed to extend the protocol to a second commitment period for 2013-2020. However, only 37 countries have committed to binding targets.
- Focal Office:
- Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)
- Date Ratified:
- November 20, 2003
- Status / Updates:
- Binding targets for Kyoto Protocol are applicable only to Annex I (developed countries), and will end on 2020.
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