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Q86 (CGS/2026) Environment & Ecology › Climate Change & Global Initiatives

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was first signed during

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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was opened for signature at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), popularly known as the Rio Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992. It entered into force on 21 March 1994. The convention's primary goal is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere to prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system.

  • Stockholm Conference (1972): The first major global conference on international environmental issues.
  • Montreal Protocol (1987): An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out ozone-depleting substances.
  • Kyoto Protocol (1997): An international agreement that linked to the UNFCCC, committing its parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets.
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