Memo: The Kyoto Protocol

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Series Details MEMO/06/74 (15.2.06)
Publication Date 15/02/2006
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Detailed background note on the following aspects relating to the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change:

What is the Kyoto Protocol? What new came out of the UN conference in Montreal in 2005? EU commitments under Kyoto and progress towards meeting them; What will happen if a country misses its target? Kyoto’s market-based mechanisms; Emissions trading; Clean Development Mechanism and Joint Implementation; EU action to combat climate change; Impacts of climate change; Which position does the Commission take with regard to the talks on future action against climate change?

Annex includes data on 'Greenhouse gas emissions in 2003 and projected emissions in 2008-2012 compared to base year'

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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: Homepage http://unfccc.int/2860.php

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