The Kyoto Protocol

• 1827: Greenhouse effect was discovered by a Frenchie
• 1970s: New evidence about global warming emerges
• 1997: Kyoto protocol is signed by the UNFCC
• 2005: protocol signed by 175 countries and is legally binding

The Main Goals:

• Reduce greenhouse emissions by 5.2% of its 1990 level by 2012
• Countries targets vary (EU countries have to reduce overall emissions by 8%)
• Some nations…