Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following is one of the six pollutants under Kyoto Protocol regulations?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Perfluorocarbons.
Key Points
- The Kyoto Protocol regulates six greenhouse gases released through human activities:
- Carbon dioxide (CO2)
- Methane (CH4)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O)
- Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)
- Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
- Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)
- Hence Perfluorocarbons is one of the six pollutants under Kyoto Protocol regulations.
Additional Information
- Kyoto Protocol:
- It is an international agreement that aims to manage and reduce carbon dioxide emissions and greenhouse gases.
- Kyoto Protocol is an agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, adopted in December 1997.
- It is a legally binding treaty to reduce greenhouse emissions.
- The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, in December 1997 and entered into force in February 2005.
- India signed the Kyoto Protocol on 26 August 2002
- India ratified Kyoto Protocol in 2002.
- The Kyoto Protocol came into force in February 2005.
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