By signing the Kyoto protocol, Western industrialized countries agreed to reduce their emissions back to ________ levels by the year 2012.
A)1975
B)1980
C)1990
D)1996
E)2000

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The Kyoto protocol, which was signed in 1997, required Western industrialized countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to 5% below their 1990 levels by the year 2012. Therefore, the correct answer is C) 1990.

By Signing the Kyoto Protocol, Western Industrialized Countries Agreed to Reduce