Greenhouse gases omitted from the Kyoto Protocol
Greenhouse gases omitted from the Kyoto Protocol
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At the time of the negotiation of the Kyoto Protocol a number of greenhouse gases were omitted from the schedule of gases to be regulated under the convention. (The gases currently included in Annex A are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride).

In particular, the UNFCCC has sought the views of national government on whether the following greenhouse-inducing gases should be included in the successor to the Kyoto Protocol:

additional hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and perfluorocarbons (PFCs) which have been assigned Global Warming Potential values by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Third and Fourth Assessment Reports;
Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3);
Fluorinated ethers with Global Warming Potential values referred to in Fourth Assessment Report;
Perfluoropolyethers with Global Warming Potential values referred to in Fourth Assessment Report; and
Sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2).