goal 13 of the sustainable development
goals climate action what is the Kyoto
Protocol according to the United Nations
the Kyoto Protocol is an agreement
linked to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change which
commits its parties to setting
internationally binding emission
reduction targets since being adopted in
December 1997 the protocol has been
active since February 2005 the protocol
enacts a stricter policy on developed
nations because it is recognizes that
developed countries are mostly
responsible for the large amounts of
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere some
of the 192 countries that have signed
the agreement include Australia China
Russia Japan and every nation in the
European Union the United States and
Afghanistan are two of the only
developed countries who have not signed
although only a small number of
countries haven't signed the Kyoto
Protocol its benefits outweigh the
negatives the main objective of the
Kyoto Protocol is to reduce the amount
of harmful chemicals that are pumped
into the atmosphere it does this by
establishing a structure of rolling
emission reduction commitment periods
for its members to abide by some of the
principle concepts of the protocol
include minimizing impacts on developing
countries by establishing an adaptation
fund for climate change establishing
legally binding commitments to reduce
emissions of greenhouse gases for its
parties and establishing a compliance
committee to enforce compliance with the
commitments under the protocol the Kyoto
Protocol is a step in the right
direction for a global fight against
climate change
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