Theprotocolenacts a stricterpolicyondevelopednationsbecauseitisrecognizesthatdevelopedcountriesaremostlyresponsibleforthelargeamountsofgreenhousegassesintheatmosphere.
Someoftheprincipalconceptsoftheprotocolincludeminimizingimpactsondevelopingcountriesbyestablishinganadaptationfundforclimatechange, establishinglegallybindingcommitmentstoreduceemissionsofgreenhousegassesforitsparties, andestablishing a compliancecommitteetoenforcecompliancewiththecommitments.