what concession does kyoto protocol give to developing countries why
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Under the United Nations Framework on Climate Change, state parties met and adopted an agreement in Kyoto, Japan on 11th December, 1997. This agreement is called the Kyoto Protocol and its main objective is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It entered into force on 16th February, 2005 after Russia ratified it. After Canada’s exit effective December, 2012, 192 parties are part of the agreement.
The Protocol acknowledges that (a) global warming exists, and (b) human-made Carbon Dioxide emissions have caused it. As developed countries have been industrialised for more than 150 years now, the Kyoto Protocol is more stringent with them in setting emission standards, which of course is set country wise depending on their emission on the agreed date.
Under the Kyoto Protocol, no emission reduction standards have as yet been set for developing countries. This imbalance may soon be rectified under pressure from developed nations, especially as India and China, who are industrialising at a fast pace, are covered under this category. But, it must be mentioned here that both these countries are controlling emissions on their own.