联合国于2月16日宣布《京都议定书》正式生效。这是全球第一部旨在控制温室效应、要求缔约方共同减排温室气体的国际性条约。在全球变暖的警钟声中,1992年,各国政府通过了《联合国气候变化框架公约》,旨在避免危险气候变化的发生。1997年12月,在日本京都召开的《联合国气候变化 The United Nations announced on February 16 that the “Kyoto Protocol” will come into force. This is the first international treaty in the world aimed at controlling the greenhouse effect and requiring Parties to jointly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In the wake of the global warming alarm, in 1992, governments adopted the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to prevent dangerous climate change from occurring. In December 1997, “United Nations Climate Change” was held in Kyoto, Japan