What 1997 treaty adopted a complex formula for reducing greenhouse emissions to 1990 levels in the global North?
Correct answer: C. Kyoto Protocol
- A. UNCLOS III
- B. Framework Convention on Climate Change
- C. Kyoto Protocol
- D. UNEP
Explanation
The Kyoto Protocol, adopted in 1997 under the climate-change framework, set binding emissions targets mainly for developed countries and used differentiated reduction formulas. UNCLOS concerns the law of the sea, while UNEP is a programme rather than a treaty.
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