Which strategy was proposed in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol to reduce global warming? 

A)  Emissions trading would not be allowed. 
B)  Forested countries would get a break in their emissions quotas. 
C)  Developing countries would be required to make cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions. 
D)  Developed countries would be allowed to increase emissions by 15%.

Emissions Trading

A market-based approach to controlling pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants.

Kyoto Protocol

An international treaty that commits its parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that global warming is occurring and that human-made CO2 emissions are driving it.

Greenhouse Gas

Gases in Earth's atmosphere that trap heat, including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, significantly contributing to global warming and climate change.