United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

June 4, 1992 · Rio de Janeiro

This UN treaty set the framework for international action against climate change. It was opened for signature at the Rio Earth Summit and led to the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement.

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Kyoto Protocol December 11, 1997

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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change