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Kyoto Protocol adopted at COP3; Clinton administration welcomes agreement

Name: Kyoto Protocol adopted at COP3; Clinton administration welcomes agreement
Start: 1997-12-11
Location: United States

Delegates at the UN Climate Change Conference in Kyoto adopted the Kyoto Protocol on December 11, 1997, and the Clinton administration publicly welcomed the accord as a major step toward addressing global warming.

The Kyoto Protocol was the first major international treaty to set binding greenhouse-gas targets, creating a long-running policy and political debate in the U.S. about commitments, economic impacts, and whether to ratify the agreement.

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