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1. Kyoto gases

   The six greenhouse gases (GHG) included in the Kyoto Protocol: Carbon dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), Nitrous oxide (N2O), Hydrofluorcarbons (HFCs), Perfluorcarbons (PFCs) and Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6).

2. Kyoto Mechanisms

   The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Joint implementation (JI) and International Emissions Trading (IET).

3. Kyoto Protocol

   The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The major feature of the Kyoto Protocol is that it sets binding targets for 37 industrialized countries and the European community for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions .These amount to an average of five per cent against 1990 levels over the five-year period 2008-2012.