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In the Kyoto Protocol, what reduction target was fixed for greenhouse gas concentrations below the 1990 level, during the first commitment period 2008-12, by state parties?

A1.0%
B5.2% ✓ Correct
C10.4%
D20.0%
Correct answer: (B) 5.2%
Explanation

Under the Kyoto Protocol the first commitment period target was a 5.2 percent cut below 1990 levels.

This applied to developed Annex-I parties over the years 2008 to 2012.

A figure of 1.0 percent is far below the agreed collective target.

A figure of 10.4 percent overstates the agreed reduction.

A figure of 20.0 percent is well above the target that was set.

The 5.2 percent cut was an average across the industrialised parties.

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