The Kyoto Protocol was ratified by 130 countries in 2004 and became international law in 2005. What is the goal of the Kyoto protocol?

A) reduction of emissions of nitrous oxide to control acid rain
B) reduction of emissions from scrubbers used in industrial plants
C) reduction of air pollutants from nuclear power plants
D) reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
E) reduction of chlorofluorocarbon emissions


D

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