Historical event

Kyoto Protocol Adopted

Date: December 11, 1997

An international treaty committing state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that global warming is occurring and it is extremely likely that human-made CO2 emissions have predominantly caused it.

Tags: environment, climate change, global warming, greenhouse gases, treaty, emissions, united nations, un, international agreement, kyoto protocol, co2, adopted, unfccc, sustainability, policy

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