What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?

A. to change weather patterns in order to make some parts of the world hotter, colder, wetter, or drier
B. to prevent countries from using their resources for economic development
C. to lower the emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming
D. to prove that global warming and climate change are scientific facts

C. to lower the emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.

The purpose of the Kyoto Protocol is to lower the emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. Therefore, the correct answer is C. to lower the emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.