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The Kyoto Protocol differed from the Paris Agreement mainly because the Kyoto Protocol:
The Kyoto Protocol set legally binding emission-reduction targets only for developed, Annex I, countries, reflecting common but differentiated responsibilities. The Paris Agreement instead covers all countries through nationally determined pledges. Kyoto was a UNFCCC protocol and did not concern the ozone layer.
- ASet legally binding emission targets only for developed (Annex I) countriesCorrect
- BRequired every country to adopt identical emission targets
- CDealt only with protection of the ozone layer
- DHad no link with the UNFCCC
Explanation
Kyoto, adopted in 1997 under the UNFCCC, imposed binding targets on developed countries based on common but differentiated responsibilities. Paris involves all countries with nationally determined pledges. Kyoto was not about ozone and was linked to the UNFCCC.
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