Question

In which year did Kyoto protocol did Kyoto protocol came into force? 

(a) 2004

(b) 2005 

(c) 2006

(d) 2007 

Answer 1

(b) 2005

The Kyoto Protocol mandated that industrialized nations cut their greenhouse gas emissions at a time when the threat of global warming was growing rapidly. The Protocol was linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It was adopted in Kyoto, Japan on Dec. 11, 1997, and became international law on Feb. 16, 2005.

Answer 2

(b) 2005 

The Kyoto Protocol was adopted on 11 December 1997. Owing to a complex ratification process, it entered into force on 16 February 2005.