lecture 3 Flashcards
1
Q
When was the Kyoto Protocol negotiated?
A
1997
2
Q
When was the Kyoto Protocol open for signature?
A
1998
3
Q
When did the Kyoto Protocol come into force?
A
February 16, 2005
4
Q
What is the Kyoto Protocol?
A
An agreement under which industrialized countries will reduce their collective emissions of GHG by 5.2% compared to the year 1990
5
Q
What are some key points from the Kyoto Protocol agreement?
A
- Limit temperature rise below 2 degrees C
- First universal climate agreement
- Helping poorer nations
- Publishing GHG reduction targets
- Carbon neutral by 2050
6
Q
What is the greenhouse effect?
A
The basic processes governing the earth’s temperature and climate are related to radiative heat exchange between earth and sun
