Timeline Thursday 11 December 1997

Events on Thursday 11 December 1997 1

• 1997 Kyoto Protocol adopted International treaty to curb greenhouse gas emissions Delegates at the UN Climate Change Conference in Kyoto, Japan adopted the Kyoto Protocol, committing industrialized nations to binding targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It was the first major international treaty to address climate change. The protocol would not enter into force until 2005.