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The Kyoto Protocol creates three market-based mechanisms that have the potential to help countries reduce the cost of meeting their emissions reduction targets. These mechanisms are Joint Implementation (Article 6), the Clean Development Mechanisms (Article 12), and Emissions Trading (Article 17). (Source:Center for Climate and Engery Solutions)

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Broader: Climate changeConcepts
Narrower: joint implementationLULUCFemissions tradingclean development mechanism
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