• 📅 When? 1997 in Kyoto, Japan.
• 🌍 Who? 183 countries were on board!
• 🎯 Goal: Stabilize greenhouse gas emissions at safe levels to dodge major climate change.
• 📉 Target: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 5% of 1990 levels by 2012.
• ⏰ Timeline:
  • Kickoff: 2005
  • Original Expiry: 2012
  • Extended Till: 2015
• 🔄 Upgraded to? The Paris Agreement in 2015.

🚀 Fun Fact: Imagine trying to get 183 people to decide on pizza toppings! Now, imagine 183 countries trying to combat climate change!

• 📅 When? 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris.
• 🇫🇷 France’s Eco-Credentials: They're quite the greenies! More than 90% of their energy is from clean sources like nuclear power, hydroelectric power, and wind energy.
• 🌍 Who? 174 countries said "Oui!" to the agreement.
• 🎯 Goals:
  • Main Aim: Limit global warming to 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels.
  • Bigger Vision: No net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions between 2050-2100.
  • Extra Challenge: For a 1.5°C limit, we'd need zero net emissions by 2030-50!
• 📋 What's different from Kyoto?
  • No country-specific targets 🌍
  • No strict timetable ⏰
  • Ambiguity Alert! Countries should reduce their carbon "as soon as possible".
  • No enforcement gang: No methods to force or penalize countries for non-compliance.

🍟 Fun Fact: Imagine the Kyoto Protocol as a strict parent setting bedtime rules, while the Paris Agreement is the cool aunt saying, "Sleep whenever, just don't be cranky!"