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 NERFINISHED
adoptedWith Kyoto Protocol NERFINISHED
adoptionYear 1997
appliesTo countries with quantified emission limitation or reduction commitments
industrialized countries
associatedWithMechanism Clean Development Mechanism NERFINISHED
Joint Implementation NERFINISHED
Kyoto flexibility mechanisms NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
differentiates countries by individual percentage targets
enteredIntoForceWith Kyoto Protocol NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
negotiatedUnder United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change NERFINISHED
partOf Kyoto Protocol NERFINISHED
purpose to allocate emission reduction or limitation targets among industrialized Parties
relatedTo Annex I of the UNFCCC NERFINISHED
relatesTo climate change mitigation
setsObligationsFor Australia NERFINISHED
Canada NERFINISHED
European Union NERFINISHED
Japan NERFINISHED
New Zealand NERFINISHED
Norway NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
Switzerland NERFINISHED
Ukraine NERFINISHED
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