For the industrialized nations that participated in the Kyoto Protocol, emissions dropped by more than 22 percent from 1990 to 2012. Nevertheless, because of nonparticipating nations, the global total of greenhouse gas emissions actually increased by more than 25 percent over the same period.

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The Kyoto Protocol, which was adopted in 1997 and came into force in 2005, aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized countries. While these countries did see a significant reduction in emissions, global emissions increased due to the rise in emissions from nonparticipating countries, particularly emerging economies.

For the Industrialized Nations That Participated in the Kyoto Protocol