In an Attempt to Mitigate the Impact Humans Have on the Climate

question 73

Multiple Choice

In an attempt to mitigate the impact humans have on the climate system, representatives from 160 countries met to work out a formal agreement, called the ____, to limit greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized nations.

• A)Global Geoengineering Agreement
• B)Canadian Protocol
• C)International Solar and Wind Power Initiative
• D)Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)Assessment
• E)Kyoto Protocol

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