29 December 2014: The UNFCCC Secretariat has reported that Guyana has accepted the Doha Amendment, which formalizes commitments for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol (2013-2020). This announcement brings the total number of parties that have deposited their instruments of acceptance to 23.

The Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol was adopted by decision 1/CMP.8 at the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 8), which took place in Doha, Qatar, from 26 November to 8 December 2012. Guyana deposited its instrument of acceptance to the Depositary on 23 December 2014.

The UN is encouraging governments to ratify the amendment as soon as possible. In August 2014, the UNFCCC Secretariat wrote to governments asking for an update on preparations for ratification. The amendment will enter into force when 144 or three-quarters of parties to the Protocol have submitted instruments of acceptance. [UNFCCC Press Release] [UNFCCC Notification]