The World Environment Conference to discuss global warming was held in 1997 in Kyoto, Japan. The conference is commonly referred to as the Kyoto Protocol or the Kyoto Conference. It aimed to address the issue of climate change and establish binding commitments for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Kyoto Protocol set specific targets for developed countries to reduce their emissions by certain percentages below their 1990 levels. The agreement marked an important milestone in international efforts to combat climate change.