Japan’s announcement last week that it would not renew its commitment to the Kyoto Protocol does not necessarily kill the international climate negotiations, argues Andrew Light. A woman hands out ...

The Kyoto Protocol, the first international treaty to set legally binding targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions, was adoped 25 years ago, on 11 December 1997, in Kyoto, Japan. The agreement, which ...

A brief look at the treaty, the issues regarding its continuation, and why we should support its next phase. European Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard addresses the media on the ...

UN climate talks in Cancún are making progress towards a future agreement, but a deep divide over the Kyoto Protocol is souring the prospects for a positive conclusion to this round of negotiations.

The Paris Agreement and the Kyoto Protocol are two pivotal international treaties addressing climate change. While both aim ...

With the Kyoto Protocol taking effect yesterday, mankind has finally taken a decisive step forward to safeguarding the planet by curbing global warming. It is time for modest celebration. The treaty ...

“The two-track approach to a global climate treaty is alive and well. The release of text today breathes new life into the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. Combine this with the draft ...

Twenty years ago this week, we wrote why Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba (in his third term in office) should ratify the Kyoto Protocol. Nepal stood to lose millions of dollars under the Clean ...