Question

In Kyoto protocol, the major nations agreed to reduce emission of green house gases by

• A. $2008$
• B. $2010$
• C. $2012$
• D. $2018$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $2012$

The Kyoto Protocol is the only legally binding agreement to reduce the greenhouse gases under the United Nations Framework For Climate Change (UNFCC). It was signed in 1997 and got effective in 2005. The participating countries have agreed to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases by an average of 5% below 1990 levels during the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol from 2008-2012. The Protocol targets the following greenhouse gases:

Carbon dioxide

Methane

Nitrous oxides

Hydrofluorocarbons

Perfluorocarbons

Sulphur hexafluoride

So, the correct answer is '2012'