In an attempt to mitigate the impact humans have on the climate system, representatives from 160 countries met to work out a formal agreement, called the ____, to limit greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized nations.
A)Global Geoengineering Agreement
B)Canadian Protocol
C)International Solar and Wind Power Initiative
D)Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)Assessment
E)Kyoto Protocol

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The correct answer is the Kyoto Protocol, which was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, in December 1997. It was a landmark international treaty that committed its parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the premise that (a) global warming exists and (b) human-made CO2 emissions have caused it.

In an Attempt to Mitigate the Impact Humans Have on the Climate