The Paris Agreement and the Kyoto Protocol are two pivotal international treaties addressing climate change. While both aim to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and mitigate climate change ...

The Kyoto Protocol paved the way for The Paris Agreement, which was adopted in 2015. Unlike Kyoto, The Paris Agreement didn’t involve new legal obligations, and it included commitments from all ...

The issue of climate change has become a critical concern for the international community, prompting the establishment of various frameworks for environmental governance. One such milestone was the ...

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Kyoto Protocol, an agreement reached in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997, mandating that industrialized nations cut their greenhouse gas emissions. Facts 192 ...

In 2015, however, countries agreed on yet another legally binding climate treaty, the Paris Agreement, which entered into force in November 2016 and effectively replaced the Kyoto Protocol.

Despite impassioned pleas — and only after 24 hours of overtime — the already largely ineffective Kyoto Protocol was extended until 2020 when a more global emission reduction agreement ...

In 2015, however, countries agreed on yet another legally binding climate treaty, the Paris Agreement, which entered into force in November 2016 and effectively replaced the Kyoto Protocol.

The Paris accord provides its members with more flexibility than the earlier Kyoto Protocol, an argument for those who want the United States to remain in the deal.