KYOTO PROTOCOL | PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENT | NTA JUNE 2020

From the following list, identify’ the Greenhouse Gases adopted in the Kyoto Protocol

i. Carbon dioxide

ii. Methane

iii. Nitrous oxide

iv. Hydrofluorocarbon

v. Perfluorocarbon

vi. Sulphur hexafluoride

Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

1  (i), (ii), (iv) and (v) only

2  (i), (iv), (v) and (vi) only

3  (ii), (iv), (v) and (vi) only

4  (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi)

Ans: 4

It was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 and hence, got the name of Kyoto Protocol. It officially came into force in 2005 and the Protocol’s first commitment period started in 2008 and ended in 2012.A second commitment period was agreed to in 2012 to extend the agreement to 2020, known as the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol (31 Dec 2020).The targets for the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol cover emissions of the six main greenhouse gases, namely:

• Carbon dioxide (CO2)
• Methane (CH4)
• Nitrous oxide (N2O)
• Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
• Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)
• Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)