UNFCCC

Kyoto Protocol

The Kyoto Protocol of 1997 (entered into force in 2005) represents a step in the direction of reversing the global trend of rising GHG emissions. The Protocol set legally binding quantified targets for developed, industrialized countries to reduce their GHG emissions on average by 5% by 2012 (in relation to 1990). Both the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol are based on the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities of developed and developing countries (grouped in different Annexes of the Convention/ Protocol) for the previous increase in GHG concentrations in the atmosphere and global warming as well as for future action towards resolving the problem of climate change.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ratified the Kyoto Protocol in 2008.

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