Kyoto+Protocol+(1997)

**__ Kyoto __****__ Protocol (1997) __** By: Meghan Robinson  By: Ashley Miller

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**//Who? //** Requires 55 Industrialized countries. Developed and developing countries can participate as well.

**//What? //** 
 * The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement that binds industrialized countries to reduce their Green House Gas emmissions to help reduce climate change.
 * The Goal of the Protocol is to reduce world emmissions of GHG by 5.2% below the total emmissions in 1990.
 * There are three Kyoto mechanisms for meeting targets: Emissions Trading (“carbon market”), Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), and Joint Implementation.
 * __**Emissions Trading**__ allows countries that have extra emissions units to sell them to countries that are over their targets.
 * __**Clean Development Mechanism**__ allows countries to start projects for emission’s reduction in developing countries and this will count towards meeting their target.
 * __**Joint implementation**__ allows countries to earn emission reduction units from projects in another county equivalent to one ton of CO2 that can then be counted towards meeting the country’s target.
 * Help stimulate green investment in a cost effective manner.
 * The protocol countries’ actual emissions must be monitored very closely and all trades must be accurately recorded.

**//When & Where?//** Adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on December 11th 1997 and open for signature on this date. Actually put into action February 16th 2005.

**//Why?//** This protocol is an important first step towards lowering //global// emissions and creates the structure for international agreements on climate change in the future.

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**//Images://** [] K yoto Protocol by: Chaitanya Kanitkar · Kyoto Protocol is a set of rules for member countries aimed to help fight climate change. · Member countries are committed to the reduction of four main greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and sulphur hexafluoride. · Each country is also required to send an annual report of all greenhouse gas emissions form the country under the protocol. · One of the greatest problems with the protocol is that the United States of America has not ratified the treaty. This is a major problem since the U.S contributes to a major part of the worlds greenhouse emissions.

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