Paper 1 · People, Development and Environment
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (09.07.2022) Shift-I
In the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, how many greenhouse gases were covered for reducing their emissions?
A4
B5
C6 ✓ Correct
D7
Correct answer: (C) 6 — The Kyoto Protocol covered six greenhouse gases, so option C is correct.
Explanation
★The Kyoto Protocol covered six greenhouse gases, so option C is correct.
★The Kyoto Protocol operationalised the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
★It bound industrialised countries to limit and reduce emissions against agreed targets.
★The six gases are carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
★The remaining three are hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulphur hexafluoride.
★These cover the main long lived gases driving human caused warming.
★The protocol was adopted in 1997 and its first commitment period ran from 2008 to 2012.
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