The United States,China,and Russia-three of the world's major greenhouse gas emitters-agreed in 2001 to participate in a cap-and-trade program to slow global warming.

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This statement is false. The United States, China, and Russia did not agree to participate in a cap-and-trade program in 2001. The Kyoto Protocol, which established a cap-and-trade system, was adopted in 1997, but the United States did not ratify it, and China and Russia were classified as developing countries exempt from binding targets.

The United States,China,and Russia-Three of the World's Major Greenhouse Gas