EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In short, the Kyoto Protocol operationalizes the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by committing industrialized countries and economies in transition to limit and reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in accordance with agreed individual targets.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty adopted in 1997 that aimed to reduce the emission of gases that contribute to global warming. The protocol called for reducing the emissions of six greenhouse gases in 41 countries plus the European Union to 5.2 percent below 1990 levels.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Kyoto basket encompasses the following six greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and the so-called F-gases(hydrofluorocarbons and perfluorocarbons) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Montreal Protocol has been responsible for the phaseouts and bans on chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorcarbons (HCFCs). The Kyoto Protocolis an international treaty that extends the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Detailed explanation-5: -India’s decision to ratify the Kyoto Protocol is a reaffirmation of the country’s faith in multilateral process for addressing global environmental problems.