# Kyoto Protocol **What is the Kyoto Protocol?** The Kyoto Protocol operationalizes the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by committing industrialized countries and economies in transition to limit and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in accordance with agreed individual targets. The Convention asks those countries to adopt policies and measures on mitigation and to report periodically. The establishment of flexible market mechanisms based on the trade of emissions permits is an important mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol. While countries must meet their targets primarily through national measures, the Protocol also offers three market-based mechanisms to help them meet those targets: * International Emissions Trading System (ETS) * Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) * Joint implementation (JI) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://wp.newgreendealcorp.com/carbon-credit-market/kyoto-protocol.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.