This report was prepared as a support paper for the 17th WEC Congress in Houston.It covers three instruments supplemental to domestic actions referred to in the Kyoto protocol:-Joint Implementation between annex 1 Parties using to acquire or transfer emissions reduction units(Art.6);-a clean development mechanism whereby Annex I and non-Annex I Parties ma jointly meet commitments(Art.12);-emissions trading between Parties listed in Annex B of the Kyoto protocol(Art.17).

This report was prepared as a support paper for the 17th WEC Congress in Houston.It covers three instruments supplemental to domestic actions referred to in the Kyoto protocol:-Joint Implementation between annex 1 Parties using to acquire or transfer emissions reduction units(Art.6);-a clean development mechanism whereby Annex I and non-Annex I Parties ma jointly meet commitments(Art.12);-emissions trading between Parties listed in Annex B of the Kyoto protocol(Art.17).