This Protocol aims to reduce Greenhouse gas emissions which are causes of global warming, having committed industrialised countries into a reduction of at least of 5% for the period between 2008 and 2012, compared to figures in the early 1990s.
The signatory countries of the European Union committed itself in achieving a reduction of up to 8% of these emissions, although this amount was distributed among countries according to variable economic and environmental through a system of "Burden sharing" by what the agreement was made with the following percentages of reduction:
Germany - 21% - 13% Austria Belgium - 7.5%Dinamarca - 21% Spain - 15% Finland - 2.6%Francia - 1.9% Greece - 25% Ireland - 13% Italy - 6.5%Luxemburgo - 28% Netherlands - 6% - 27% Portugal United Kingdom - 12.5%Suecia - 4%
