Explanation : The Kyoto Protocol was adopted on
Dec. 11, 1997, and entered into force on
Feb. 16, 2005. It is the only agreement
to have emerged from the UNFCCC
process that imposed binding limits on the
emission ofGHGs. Under the Protocol, 37
industrialized countries and the countries
in the European Connnunity committed
themselves to binding targets for GHG
emissions for the first compliance period
from 2008 to 2012.