Second commitment period

Refers to the 2012-2020 period, under the Kyoto Protocol.

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Designated National Authority

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects require domestic monitoring by parties representing the government of the countries involved in the project. Such authority, known as Designated National Authority (DNA), is invested with great responsibility to approve...

Protocol

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.

Source

Any process or activity that releases greenhouse gases, aerosols or a precursor of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.