Took place from to1 to 12 December 1997.
Gave the world the “Kyoto Protocol” (for history, see here)
By then US scuppered by Byrd-Hagel resolution, and Aussies had been pushing for special treatment.
The ENB summary:
Australia’s position, action:
See Hamilton,2001 for account of lead-up and the two special deals Australia got, on emissions INCREASE and also – crucially – land-clearing.
Hamilton, C., Vellen, L., 1999. Land-use change in Australia and the Kyoto Protocol. Environ. Sci. Policy 2, 145–152.
First sighting of carbonosaurus (Greenpeace’s dinosaur)
marchudson.net 