Correct Answer:
C. COP3
Correct answer: COP3. The Kyoto Protocol was adopted at COP3 in Kyoto, Japan, in December 1997.
Background: It set legally binding emission reduction targets for many developed countries.
- COP1: COP1 (Berlin, 1995) produced the Berlin Mandate.
- COP2: COP2 (Geneva, 1996) came before the protocol was adopted.
- COP4: COP4 (Buenos Aires, 1998) worked on the rules for implementing it.
Did you know? The Kyoto Protocol entered into force in 2005.
Memory trick: Kyoto = COP3 = 1997.