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The Kyoto Protocol

In 1997, delegates from 161 nations gathered in Kyoto, Japan, to work out a new treaty aimed at reducing the atmospheric greenhouse gases that cause climatic change. The Kyoto Protocol describes the process by which the treaty, called the Kyoto Accord, will be implemented. It commits countries to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to levels that are 5.2% below 1990 levels, by 2008 to 2012. Unfortunately, as of September 2003, the Kyoto Protocol has been ratified by only 61 of the 84 countries that had originally signed the treaty. There is some good news, however. In addition to the ratifying countries, 58 other countries agreed to accept and follow the recommendations of the Kyoto Protocol.