International Cooperation — Key Discoveries

Key Discoveries

Paris Agreement (2015)

2015

The Paris Agreement is a landmark international treaty on climate change, adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in Paris. Its central aim is to strengthen the global response to the…

Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (1987)

1987

The Montreal Protocol is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances responsible for ozone depletion. It is…

Agreement Establishing the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Organization (2006)

2006

This agreement formally established the ITER Organization, a mega-science project involving 35 nations (EU, India, Japan, China, Russia, South Korea, US) to build the world's…