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What is Annex B Kyoto Protocol?
In its Annex B, the Kyoto Protocol sets binding emission reduction targets for 37 industrialized countries and economies in transition and the European Union.
Who are the Annex 1 countries?
Annex I countries
- Australia.
- Austria.
- Belarus.
- Belgium.
- Bulgaria.
- Canada.
- Croatia.
- Cyprus.
Is China a non-Annex 1 country?
China and India have both ratified the Kyoto Protocol, but as developing nations, they are Non-Annex I nations and so are not required to reduce emissions.
What is the main aim of the Kyoto Protocol?
The Kyoto Protocol is an agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the objective is to achieve “stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system”.
What are non-Annex 1 countries?
Non-Annex I countries are developing countries, under the Kyoto Protocol. Non-Annex I countries do not have legally binding emissions reductions targets. Solomon Islands is a Non-Annex I country.
Is India part of Annex 1 country?
China and India have both ratified the Kyoto Protocol, but as developing nations, they are Non-Annex I nations and so are not required to reduce emissions. In 2006, the International Energy Agency predicted that China would overtake the United States to become the largest emitter of greenhouse gases by 2009.
Which country is not in the Annex I nations of the Kyoto Protocol?
Canada
Other developed countries without second-round targets were Canada (which withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol in 2012) and the United States (which did not ratify). As of October 2020, 147 states had accepted the Doha Amendment.
What is Bali Action Plan?
The Bali Action Plan is a comprehensive process to enable the full, effective and sustained implementation of the Convention through long-term cooperative action, now, up to and beyond 2012, in order to reach an agreed outcome and adopt a decision.
What are Annex countries?
Within the UNFCCC regime, the term “Annex I countries” refers to a list of countries that includes members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) as well as economies in transition.