the Kyoto protocol
noun
ENVIRONMENTukus(alsothe Kyoto agreement)anagreementmade in 1997 among alargenumberofcountriestolimitcarbonemissions(=carbondioxidethatplanes,cars,factories, etc.produce)andreducetheeffectsofclimatechange:
Hisoppositionto the Kyotoprotocolcomes from the state'seconomicdependenceon thecoalindustry.