GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Individual Canadian provinces have been addressing climate change since the national government pulled out of the Kyoto Protocol after
A
recognizing that its role in climate change is too low to bother with.
B
deciding that compliance with the agreement was too expensive.
C
the government failed to meet its goals.
D
the citizens voted down a national environmental referendum.
Explanation: 

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, 2002 The target for Canada was to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 6 per cent from 1990 levels between 2008 and 2012. Instead, national emissions increased by over 30 per cent, and Canada officially withdrew from Kyoto in 2011.

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