An eight-year extension in the Kyoto Protocol negotiated at the climate summit in Doha, Qatar, will create certainty in international carbon markets, the president of a global emissions trading organization said Dec. 10. The extension of the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 international agreement that set binding emissions reduction targets for industrialized countries, was one of the most significant accomplishments of the talks that concluded Dec. 8, said Dirk Forrister, president of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA). Forrister spoke on a conference call Dec. 10.
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