Which of the following is one of the three market-based mechanisms created by the Kyoto Protocol?

Question

Options

• AEmissions trading.
• BCarbon credit initiative.
• CFootprint reduction fund.
• DCarbon neutral implementation.

• A
  92% (24)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  4% (1)

Explanation

Emissions trading (also called "cap-and-trade") is one of the three flexible mechanisms explicitly established by the Kyoto Protocol (Articles 6, 12, and 17), alongside the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI). These mechanisms allow countries to meet their greenhouse gas reduction targets through market-based cooperation rather than purely domestic action.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B (Carbon credit initiative) - Not a named Kyoto mechanism; "carbon credits" are a byproduct of CDM and emissions trading, but this phrase doesn't name an official mechanism.
• C (Footprint reduction fund) - Completely fabricated; no such mechanism exists in the Kyoto Protocol.
• D (Carbon neutral implementation) - A general sustainability concept, not a Kyoto Protocol mechanism.

Memory tip: Remember the three Kyoto mechanisms with the acronym "EJC" - Emissions Trading, Joint Implementation, Clean Development Mechanism. If an answer choice doesn't match one of those three exactly, it's a distractor.

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