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At a board meeting of Ganga Power Ltd, a director asks which global instrument first set legally binding emission reduction targets for developed countries, based on the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities. Which instrument is it?

The Kyoto Protocol, adopted under the UNFCCC, first set legally binding emission reduction targets for developed countries on the basis of common but differentiated responsibilities. The Paris Agreement instead depends on nationally determined contributions, and the other options deal with ozone or general environmental principles.

  1. AKyoto ProtocolCorrect
  2. BParis Agreement
  3. CMontreal Protocol
  4. DStockholm Declaration

Explanation

The Kyoto Protocol, adopted under the UNFCCC, set binding emission reduction targets for developed countries. The Paris Agreement relies on nationally determined contributions rather than binding targets set top-down. The Montreal Protocol addresses ozone-depleting substances, and the Stockholm Declaration of 1972 was an early environmental declaration.

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