California Climate Change Glossary

Letter K

Kyoto Lands. Land areas covered by activities of Article 3.3. of the Kyoto Protocol as well as any additional activities agreed under Article 3.4. (Australia)

Kyoto Mechanisms. Mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol including International Emissions Trading, Clean Development Mechanism and joint Implementation. It may also be argued that the trading bubble under Article 4 is a key mechanism. (Australia)

Kyoto Protocol. An international agreement, reached in 1997 in Kyoto, Japan, which extends the commitments of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In particular, it sets targets for future emissions in developed countries. (Australia)