Summary

The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was drafted in 1992 and signed by 154 states. The UNFCCC established an international environmental treaty to combat human-induced climate change through ongoing research and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Thee treaty was signed at the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, which was informally known as the Earth Summit.

Source: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Document Source)

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