A protocol is always linked to an existing convention but is a separate and additional agreement that must be signed and ratified by the "signatory" parties to the convention. Protocols strengthen a convention, usually by adding new and more detailed commitments.
The baseline of a project is the scenario that represents the level of anthropogenic emissions/removals of CO2 equivalent that would occur in the absence of the proposed project activity. It serves as a basis for both verification of additionality and...