What is 'Greenhouse Gas Protocol?
- AIt is an international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify and manage greenhouse gas emissionsCorrect
- BIt is an initiative of the United Nations to offer financial incentives to developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adopt eco-friendly technologies
- CIt is an inter-governmental agreement ratified by all the member countries of the United Nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to specified levels by the year 2022
- DIt is one of the multilateral REDD+ initiatives hosted by the World Bank
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