Correct Answer - Option 3 : Kyoto
The correct answer is Kyoto.
- Conference of Parties (COP) 3 Kyoto Climate Change Conference was held in December 1997 in Kyoto, Japan.
- Kyoto Protocol came into force on 16 February 2005.
- It is an international treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- The protocol applies to 6 greenhouse gases; carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride.
- It operationalizes the UNFCCC by committing industrialized countries and economies in transition to limit and reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in accordance with agreed individual targets.
- Signatories: 84 countries.
- Parties: 192 countries.
- Features:
- It is legally binding.
- Member countries cannot include international shipping and international aviation in order to meet the desired targets.
- Members can use Land Use, land-use change and Forestry to meet their targets.