Q. Consider the following statements regarding ‘Kyoto Protocol’:
It is legally binding for Annex I countries.
It emerged from the deliberations of COP-3 to the UNFCCC.
The signatories have to reduce their individual Green House Gas emissions by 5.2% from 1990 level.
Which among the above Statement(s) is/are correct?
Answer: 1 and 2
Notes: Kyoto Protocol of COP-3 to the UNFCCC is a legally binding agreement for Annex-I countries to reduce their
collective Green House Gas emissions by 5.2% from 1990 level. The reduction obligation under Kyoto Protocol is
additional to the CFCs and industrial gas emissions covered under the Montreal Protocol
