Annex B of the Kyoto Protocol

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Annex B of the Kyoto Protocol is the schedule that lists industrialized countries and their quantified greenhouse gas emission reduction or limitation commitments under the treaty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf schedule of commitments
treaty annex
adoptedAt Kyoto, Japan
linked to: Kyoto
adoptedWith Kyoto Protocol
adoptionYear 1997
appliesTo countries with quantified emission limitation or reduction commitments
industrialized countries
associatedWithMechanism Clean Development Mechanism
Joint Implementation
Kyoto flexibility mechanisms
emissions trading under the Kyoto Protocol
basedOn 1990 emission levels
covers greenhouse gas emissions
defines quantified emission limitation and reduction commitments
definesTerm Annex B Party
differentiates countries by individual percentage targets
enteredIntoForceWith Kyoto Protocol
entryIntoForceDate 2005-02-16
excludes non-Annex I developing countries
governsPeriod first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalNature binding schedule of commitments
legalStatus integral part of the Kyoto Protocol text
lists Annex I Parties with quantified commitments
linked to: Annex I Parties
negotiatedUnder United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
partOf Kyoto Protocol
purpose to allocate emission reduction or limitation targets among industrialized Parties
relatedTo Annex I of the UNFCCC
relatesTo climate change mitigation
setsObligationsFor Australia
Canada
European Union
Japan
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Switzerland
Ukraine
specifies percentage reduction or limitation targets relative to base year
supersededInPracticeBy Paris Agreement nationally determined contributions (NDCs) for later periods
timeFrame first commitment period 2008–2012
usedFor calculation of assigned amounts
compliance assessment under the Kyoto Protocol
usesUnit percentage of base-year emissions

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Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol modifies Annex B of the Kyoto Protocol
Clean Development Mechanism investorCountries Annex I Parties to the Kyoto Protocol
linked to: Annex B of the Kyoto Protocol