The Kyoto Treaty of 1997 sought to
A) reduce import taxes on U.S. goods shipped to Japan.
B) regulate automobile safety.
C) avert a global climate change disaster.
D) relax international environmental standards.

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The Kyoto Treaty, also known as the Kyoto Protocol, was an international agreement aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in order to prevent global climate change. Therefore, choice (C) is the correct answer. Choices (A), (B), and (D) are all incorrect because they are unrelated to the purpose of the Kyoto Treaty.

The Kyoto Treaty of 1997 Sought to