Timeline Wednesday 16 February 2005

Events on Wednesday 16 February 2005 1

• 2005 Kyoto Protocol enters into force International treaty on climate change takes legal effect The Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty committing signatory nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, entered into force on 16 February 2005 after ratification by Russia. It bound industrialized countries to specific emissions targets for the first time under international law. The United States did not ratify the treaty.