KYOTO

PROTOCOL

Kyoto, Japan, on December 1,

1997
6 Main Gases PRINCIPLES

• Carbon dioxide (CO2); 1. Commitments

• Methane (CH4);
• Nitrous oxide (N2O);
• Hydrofluorocarbons
(HFCs);
• Perfluorocarbons (PFCs);
and
• Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)
2. Implementation
3. Minimizing impacts
4. Accounting, Reporting,
and Review.
5. Compliance

Commitment period: 2008

to 2012
 • Comprising the developed countries in the world, have
ANNEX I specific commitments to mitigate climate change as
laid down in Article 4.2.

• Which are mostly developing countries, are given

special consideration under the Convention because
NON-ANNEX I of their limited capacity to respond to climate change
and adapt to its adverse effects. The Philippines is a
Non-Annex I Party.
– Each Annex I Party must undertake domestic policies and measures
to reduce GHG emissions and to enhance removals by sinks;
– In implementing these policies and measures, each Annex I Party
must strive to minimize any adverse impact of these policies and CHAPTER II
measures on other Parties, particularly developing country Parties;
emphasis on the requirements and
– Annex I Parties must provide additional financial resources to systems that are critical to this
advance the implementation of commitments by developing accounting.
countries;
– Both Annex I and non-Annex I Parties must cooperate in the areas of:
(a) The development, application and diffusion of climatefriendly
technologies;
(b) Research on and systematic observation of the climate system;
(c) Education, training, and public awareness of climate change; and
(d) The improvement of methodologies and data for GHG inventories.
CHAPTER III

• The initial phase, during which a Party elects parameters for its reporting of
emissions, establishes its initial assigned amount and becomes eligible to
participate in the Kyoto mechanisms;
• The annual phase, during which the Party estimates its emissions and adds to
or subtracts from its assigned amount towards meeting its commitment;
• The end of the commitment period phase, at which point the Party’s
compliance with its Article 3, paragraph 1, commitment is determined and
assessed
(a) The Party is a Party to the Kyoto Protocol;
(b) The Party’s initial assigned amount has been established and
recorded in the CAD;
(c) The Party’s national system is in compliance with the requirements
established under Article 5, paragraph 1;
(d) The Party’s national registry is in compliance with the
requirements established under Article 7, paragraph 4; CHAPTER IV
requirements for participation
(e) The Party has submitted its inventory for the most recent year, and
this inventory meets the requirements established under Article 7,
paragraph 1 (it should be noted that additional conditions apply for
this eligibility criterion; see chapter IV.2); and
(f) The Party has submitted information on its assigned amount under
Article 7, paragraph 1 (e.g. the SEF and related information), and has
correctly accounted for additions to and subtractions from its
assigned amount
CHAPTER V

(a) Designate a single national entity with overall responsibility for the national
inventory;
(b) Define and allocate specific inventory responsibilities, such as data collection
and processing, and select data and methods;
(c) Develop and implement an inventory quality assurance/quality control
(QA/QC) plan and procedures;
(d) Use the IPCC methodologies and IPCC good practice guidance to prepare the
inventory; and
(e) Archive all inventory information for each year.
CHAPTER VI & VII

• Bulgaria: 1988;
• Hungary: the average of the years 1985 –1987;
• Poland: 1988;
• Romania: 1989;
• Slovenia: 1986.