First commitment period

They include carbon stored in vegetation (above and below ground), decaying matter in the soil, and wood products.

Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice – a technical body of the Climate Change Convention.

On December 11, 1997, the Kyoto Protocol was created during the Third Conference of the Parties (COP 3) to the Climate Change Convention, held in Kyoto, Japan. It is a treaty linked to the convention, which defines the responsibilities and obligations of the...